tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post655550243539146548..comments2023-09-28T05:52:52.110-04:00Comments on The Ground Truth in Iraq: End in Sight? Leading Scholars Revise "Doom and Gloom" Outlook on IraqErik K. Gustafsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870861092770458296noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-91120768021490859742007-08-02T17:51:00.000-04:002007-08-02T17:51:00.000-04:00Yeah a lot of people are coming back from Iraq say...Yeah a lot of people are coming back from Iraq saying "it's not that bad." But where's the data, where are the numbers reflecting that? Where's the quantitative data to tell us that these reconstruction efforts are working?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-25048643654029092442007-08-02T15:36:00.000-04:002007-08-02T15:36:00.000-04:00Either there are fewer soldiers getting killed or ...Either there are fewer soldiers getting killed or the news isn't reporting on it anymore. Seems like days since we've had a death count start off the news stories. Maybe it's just wishful thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-18641241171134858132007-08-01T17:19:00.000-04:002007-08-01T17:19:00.000-04:00I am hearing really conflicting stories these days...I am hearing really conflicting stories these days about what's going on. Oxfam came out with some pretty bleak numbers, what is the story with that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-63662478959077871262007-07-31T16:03:00.000-04:002007-07-31T16:03:00.000-04:00The soccer win is really inspiring. To see Sunnis,...The soccer win is really inspiring. To see Sunnis, Shias and Kurds working together for a common goal that way...well it gives me hope for the whole country.<BR/><BR/>No, I am not a Republican. But it doesn't matter. EPIC is truly not partisan. We're only interested in the truth, and the truth is that there are both successes and failures in Iraq. If we ignore what does work, how will we ever improve upon the things which don't?Emily Stivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196906418900661808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-47248623963062231772007-07-31T10:54:00.000-04:002007-07-31T10:54:00.000-04:00Your well written posting is a welcome surprise. ...Your well written posting is a welcome surprise. You must be a conservative Republican!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605616.post-45442189063758817952007-07-31T09:43:00.000-04:002007-07-31T09:43:00.000-04:00Seeing the Iraqi people out in the streets with sm...Seeing the Iraqi people out in the streets with smiles, mugging for the cameras, enjoying the victory of their soccer team, was one of the most pleasant sights I've seen in a long time. I could almost believe that things will improve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com