Iraq War No More

 

Iraqi police have been trained to the point where they really do take care of most of the day to day business, especially in Anbar. Please note this Iraqi has his finger off the trigger, as taught to him by some well-disciplined Devil Dog.

Many have cried to put an end to the war in Iraq and they may just get their wish.  As I write about my experiences in Iraq and read the dispatches of the people who are still there, I have a difficult time calling the "war" in Iraq a "war" at all. 

Yes, there are still problems and yes there are still casualties, but, for the most part, day in day out, the conflict has simmered so much and the enemy is so weak that I don't think "war" is the proper word anymore.

At some point, someone's going to have to declare the war over and begin to call it a low-level insurgency or simply day to day life. 

Comments

[Dan]

Matt, thanks so much for serving and protecting our freedoms. The Dems like Obama can't stand that we've succeeded in Iraq. We cannot leave that region and let Al Quaida take over and create a base from which to attack America. Eventually when things settle down, there is no doubt that WMD will be found hidden in the violent areas we still haven't been able to access. Keep up the good work buddy.

[Just another writer]

War, from the soldier's point-of-view, is an individually defined term and one that reflects current conditions in the area-of-operations. I know it varied in my eyes from years served in Vietnam to the months I spent in Desert Shield/Desert Storm, so I respect your opinion.
I'm happy you returned safely and that you feel the way you do about the war in Iraq, please continue to speak and write about what you saw and how you feel about our involvement.

[Tom Folan]

"At some point, someone's going to have to declare the war over and begin to call it a low-level insurgency or simply day to day life. " Matt Sanchez - You couldn't have said it better. Keep up the good work.
Never forget taht these Al Qaeda
folks have used mentally challenged, pregnant women , teenagers, and now they are resorting to even to putting IED's on the beggars of the streets. al- Qaeda has lost. There men are gone.
Keep up your work to bring peace into this world.