Iraq 101
March 5th, 2007 by 
txmil69
From Crooks and Liars
Every American citizen should take this crash course on Iraq.
Mother Jones:
All right, no more excuses, people. After four years in Iraq, it’s time to get serious. We’ve spent too long goofing off, waiting to be saved by the bell, praying that we won’t get asked a stumper like, “What’s the difference between a Sunni and a Shiite?” Okay, even the head of the House intelligence committee doesn’t know that one. All the more reason to start boning up on what we—and our leaders—should have learned back before they signed us up for this crash course in Middle Eastern geopolitics. And while we’re at it, let’s do the math on what the war really costs in blood and dollars. It’s time for our own Iraq study group. Yes, there will be a test, and we can’t afford to fail. Read more…
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March 5th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Definitely an interesting and educational read, although I thought it got somewhat partisan toward the end.
March 5th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Well AS, based on the source, I can only expect that the article shows some bias. One of the things we try and teach the soldiers here is to evaluate multiple sources. Don’t rely on a single source for any type of information. We give them material that comes from a variety of sources and we look at each one and try to see where the information is coming from. There are very few unbiased sources of information right now. We and they have to be able to look at all the information and make there own inferences as to the truth.