Are we in a Quagmire? Instead of listening to the MSM or people like Gitmo Dick and John Kerry, how about getting it from a more reliable source?

Forwarded email from a Hero in Iraq:

Hi everyone! Sorry I have not written more recently but my new job means I only have one internet computer in the building and it is shared by the rest of the platoon. Our connection speed is really slow too so it makes getting online a pain. My new job is great and I am finally getting to see and take part in the interesting work I missed out on earlier. Collecting human intelligence is interesting and exciting. The soldiers are the cream of the crop and I could not ask for more. Each day I learn something new. Anyway I felt compelled to write you after seeing a news story on CNN. It covered the recent briefing by the Sec Def and senior military commanders to Congress. In the brief several senior congressional leaders stated that they believed that we were in a "quagmire". Let me assure you that this drew a hearty laugh from everyone in the room. They even went on to say that we were losing the war. Last time I checked we had just finished a two week period in which our soldiers had captured the top insurgent in Northern Iraq as well as 3 of his most senior leaders. Insurgents are in a panic and we continue to pick up members of their cells each day. The insurgent leadership has consistently shown that they are more than willing to recruit poor, young, and uneducated men to carry out their dirty work while they reap material and monetary benefits.

The insurgent "leaders" are nothing more than common criminals with absolute zero redeeming qualities. The average Iraqi hates the "Ali Babbas" who kill their women and children. If some of these politicians would spend a week here they would feel the difference in the air. Just as the people gained confidence in the election process in January they now are beginning to gain confidence in their security forces. We still have a ways to go but the American soldier on the ground and the people of Mosul know that things are getting better and progress is being made. Those who would have the United States pull out are willing to simply abandon a people fighting for freedom as well as turn their backs on the men and women of the US Military who made the ultimate sacrifice. Please don't think that we are over here with our heads down and kicking the sand. Our troops are confident and always ready to go out and engage the insurgents 24/7. Our resolve has not wavered one bit because we know we are making a difference. Each time a patrol rolls out the wire it brings hope and security with it. The Iraqi people (Arabs, Assyrians, Kurds, and Yezedis) want us here.

Please don't believe the negative reporting and know positive things are happening here everyday.

Thanks for listening to me vent and stay safe,
-Dan

Thanks to Lynne, Glen, and Patti