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September 10, 2007

Ramadi A Stunning 'Under Reported' Success

Topics: Iraq

In his latest piece bringing the truth about what's happening in Iraq that the media misreports, Michael J. Totten says that although he wrote recently that Baghdad, while dangerous and mind-bogglingly dysfunctional, isn't as bad as it looks on TV, Ramadi, in his experience, is the great exception. Ramadi was worse than it appeared in the media.

But apparently, that's changed - significantly:

After spending some time in and around Baghdad with the United States military I visited the city of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's notoriously convulsive and violent Anbar Province, and breathed an unlikely sigh of relief. Only a few months ago Ramadi was one of the most dangerous cities in the world. It was another "Fallujah," and certainly the most dangerous place in Iraq. Today, to the astonishment of everyone - especially the United States Army and Marines - it is perhaps the safest city in all of Iraq outside of Kurdistan.

Continue reading: Anbar Awakens Part I: The Battle of Ramadi ...

Posted by Richard at September 10, 2007 1:33 PM

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