Pioneering Iraqi blogger Mohammed at Iraq the Model gives his thoughts on three years of war, with his customary natural poetry. [read it all]
He concludes:
The green bud looks weak and is buried in the dirt and surrounded by a tough shell but it will break through this covering, pierce the dirt and stand on its feet to announce a new era.We will not be defeated and orphans of the dark past will get what they deserve and our sacrifices and the sacrifices of those who stand with us shall not go in vain, our sacrifices will pave an easier road for those [who] want to follow us when they decide it's time for them to change.
And yes…Iraq will be the model.
We can't let these people down.
Ooh-rah.
