Knee Deep in the Hooah!

Fighting for nothing, are we? Losing the war, are we? If you listen to some MSM sources you would think we are. Keep reading your milbloggers and dig deep into other sources. You will find out that we are fighting for some of the most precious things in the world, and because of the diligent and brave service of our military, we are indeed making serious ground.

CAMP TAJI — While insurgents continue attacks near and at construction sites, U.S. soldiers with Multi-National Division-Baghdad this week continue bringing construction supplies for several schools being built north of Baghdad.

Soldiers with 2nd “Stallion” Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, escorted local contractors transporting boxes of tiles, doors, windows, bathroom fixtures, ceiling fans and other building supplies for several new schools in two small towns north of the Iraqi capital, Tarmiyah and Musada.

One school under construction is the Huda Girls’ School in Tarmiyah, which was targeted by al-Qaeda extremists in the area twice in the past month using improvised explosive devices. In the most recent attempt by insurgents to halt construction, stallion soldiers discovered five artillery shells, two large explosive-filled propane tanks and numerous projectiles emplaced in and around the all-girls’ school.

According to the executive officer of the battalion, Maj. RobertRodriguez, from Santa Fe, N.M., the Multi-National Division–Baghdad troops will continue to develop projects such as these, despite al-Qaeda’s attempts to stop them. The coalition is determined to show the people of Iraq its commitment to a better Iraq and to the people’s well-being.

“It is ironic that on the same day terrorists were planning to blow up the school, the soldiers of 2-8 Cav., along with local leaders, were making plans to deliver more school construction supplies,” Rodriguez said. “Together with the Iraqi people, the U.S. military makes Iraq a more secure, stable place one day at a time.”

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