Why do this?

With the onslaught of rapid fire news stories on every car bomb, abuse allegation or mistake by coalition forces in Iraq, in addition to the consistent complaints of returned military personnel that the media coverage seems to ignore the real progress being made there, I feel the need to seek out some other points of view than what we are being fed through the media.

I personally feel insulted by the seemingly only negative reporting being pushed on all of us. So, I said to myself, "Surely some good is resulting from this conflict... surely." So I started this blog.

The purpose of this blog is not to sugar-coat anything that is happening in Iraq, rather to highlight firsthand accounts of what is happening there and paint a more balanced picture.

Thanks for visiting, Hope this proves educational to all.