We Ask and We Receive
Fourteen of eighteen provinces are safer than our major cities. Why would we give up now?
by Rod D. Martin
December 19, 2006
When last I wrote, I had just spent some time on our weekly White House leadership call making the case for increased troop strength in Iraq.
Far be it from me not to give the devil (in this case John McCain) his due here. Nevertheless, you can feel good that the NFRA -- your movement -- is being heard at the highest levels and getting results. You make this possible.
The situation in Iraq is more like 1968 America than 1968 Vietnam. Fourteen of eighteen provinces are safer than our major cities. The economy is booming: CNBC reported today that Iraq's economy is growing at twice the rate of China's. Salaries are up across Iraq by an average of 100% since Saddam's overthrow; teachers' salaries are up 2,700%! A real estate boom is underway, with average home values up double in the past year.
Is this the picture of a war zone?
No, this is the picture of once-upon-a-time Watts and Harlem. And just as Nixon knew, the answer is law and …