Let me write about an Iraq that exists as more than a reflection of our anger and outrage at the Bush Administration; an Iraq that existed before the invasion, and will continue after the last US troops leave. I'll slip in some comments on where the US has gone wrong - no surprise there - but I'll also present a perspective on Iraq that is perhaps not as unrelentingly pessimistic as most diaries here on DailyKos. I read a front-page diary about how an Israeli military official had told settlers on the West Bank that the US should have left Saddam in power. The diary frustrated me, but the internet connection was too slow to respond. Who cares what an Israeli army officer has to say about Iraq, especially to a bunch of illegal settlers on Palestinian land? If this is what passes for expert opinion in our Daily Kos community, then surely there is room for more comments from Americans in Iraq. I'm a donkey in the desert, and donkeys are better adapted to conditions here than elephants. It's time I started writing diaries.
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