Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

jay .pampa.tx — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:42:17 GMT

surge might be working, ask sen.kerry what he thinks

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

Robert Pedersen — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:54:04 GMT

Finally we are seeing some truthful, realistic reports from Iraq. NBC has come a long way since being imbedded with the troops and all we heard was hubristic commentary. I wondered what ever became of journalism?

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

Sandy, CA — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:33:48 GMT

It is about time, USA citizens get behind the IRAQ troops and policy. We will become a Muslim nation and what will happen to our tatood and pierced youth of today with not freedom to say? President DID WIN the election.

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

Drew, Pleasant Grove, Utah — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:53:08 GMT

What a mess this has turned out to be... Lets make sure we don't pull another Somalia and leave early and turn this into a further disaster. We need to make sure there is a hard push into getting more people who live in Iraq set up to handle this stuff...

Drew

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

Morgan Hill, Ca. — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:38:39 GMT

Surge or no surge, the us can not maintain a force like we are trying to do for long. Our troops are being worn down. The Sectarian violance after we leave, whether today or years from now will tear the country apart regardless. We do not understand the dept of hatered among them. Where is Benladen

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

chris clark albany ny — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:40:03 GMT

It's nice to see some objective reporting, pray for our people to come home safe to us!!

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

Lisa McNeil,Alpharetta,Georgia — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:46:40 GMT

Dear Mr.Bazell, It is so very sad to hear about soldiers being killed or wounded by these IED's. And it is also terrible that innocent women and children of the region are being hurt as well. What you state about the eerie calmness could be the groups are reorganizing and waiting for a particular time to attack. The calm before the storm so to speak. I certainly hope not for the sake of the soldiers and civilians. One only wants peace to come to the region. May there always be days without bombs going off. Stay safe Mr.Bazell! Peace to all!

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

Paul Vincent , Sapulpa , OK. — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:56:26 GMT

My personnal thought of the surge impacted me in a negative way. My son might have been one of the boys described in article. He was in Mosul, which was mostly cleared of insurgents, the surge in Bagdad drove out the roaches to other territories. A survivor of a 1000lb IED. 3 months later, still abdomen wounds,TBI and spinal injuries. AT least he is home in the USA.

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

Carol, Austin TX — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:15:42 GMT

Can't we just all say that we are not interested in any Bin Laden messages? Why do we give him the power to manipulate the media?
He is a mentally ill hate-mongering terrorist. Forget him. His power has died.
I can't hear anything from him ever again.

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

Patricia Cramer, NY — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:28:12 GMT

Dear Mr. Bazell, I can't understand why it escapes so many people - even the military, that the reason things have gone quiet over there is that the "enemy" isn't stupid! They know that all they have to do is move elsewhere, or lay low for awhile. Then when we have left - pow! Things will get ugly really fast.

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

Robert Beckstrom — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:16:44 GMT

I do believe in assisting other countries in the many ways that we do, however, I do not feel that we have the right to continue a war to no end when our own people go without medical care and proper housing! These in their own right merit as much if not more attention from our own government! Fund health & Welfare, not war! We can then spread our influence in humanitarian ways without guns!

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

Fort Polk, LA — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:27:32 GMT

V-I-C-T-O-R-Y

Eerily calm in Baghdad’s main military hospital

Anna Hornick, Petaluma, CA — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:52:59 GMT

The military is staying until the job is done. What are they referring to, WMD's, Saddam, democracy in Iraq? Thousands of Iraqis and U.S. deaths, billions spent on this invasion, Bin Laden still giving taped messages, what has changed. End this invasion now.