Tuesday - April 22, 2008
Michael Yon: Moment Of Truth In Iraq
You shall cross the barren desert, but you shall not die of thirst.
You shall wander far in safety though you do not know the way.
You shall speak your words in foreign lands and all will understand.
You shall see the face of God and live.
Be not afraid. I go before you always;
Come follow me, and I will give you rest.
From a prayer card I found on a base in Anbar Province Iraq
Baqubah Iraq, June 19, 2007: By the time you read these words, we will be in combat. Few ears have heard even rumors of this battle, and fewer still are the eyes that will see its full scope. Even now - for the battle has already begun for some - little news of it reaches home. I have known of the plans for a month, but have remained silent.
Thus opens Michael Yon’s new book, Moment of Truth In Iraq. Amazon is selling them; the book rocketed up their bestseller list to #8 in just a few days until it sold out. Not to worry, they’ll get more. I got mine today, so if you don’t hear much from me over the next few days you’ll know why. I’ve been following Yon’s posts - dispatches he calls them - from Iraq for several years now. Just like many of you have. This book does not appear to be a glue-up of his posts; it’s new writing.
From the jacket flap:
Brutalized by Saddam for decades, Iraqis hungered for strength entwined with justice and tempered by mercy. The American soldier delivered.
...
But Iraqis also discovered that these great warriors are even happier helping rebuild a clinic or a school or a neighborhood. They learned the American soldier is not only the most dangerous man in the world, but the best man too.
via BlackFive I learn that the NY Post has done a review of the book too, written by JR Michael, the milblogger from over at Mudville Gazette:
“We can win this war,” Yon declares. “And if we do it will be a victory of the same magnitude as the fall of the Soviet Union. It will not be a victory for the Republican Party. It will not be a victory for America and Great Britain and others ‘against’ Iraq. It will be a victory for freedom and justice. It will be a victory for Iraqis and for the world, and only then will it be a victory for us.”
I’ve got reading to do.
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on 04/22/2008 at 03:03 PM
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