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Oliver North talking with a Marine in Ramadi Iraq in the middle of the night is asked by the young Marine, “What do you want for Christmas?” the simple questions that you would not expect shock at being asked. unless your in Iraq in the middle of the night.

Washington, D.C. — “What do you want for Christmas?” the young Marine asked. It was the middle of the night and we were standing atop a heavily sandbagged “strongpoint” known as “Outpost Horea” in downtown Ramadi, Iraq — long the bloodiest city in this very bloody country. In the dark, the Iraqi soldier standing watch beside the American looked toward us as a cold breeze rustled through the camouflage netting over our heads.

“What do I want for Christmas?” I repeated, somewhat surprised by the question. “I want you to get home safely.”

The 21-year old Tennessean, girded in 65 pounds of armored flak jacket, night-vision equipped helmet, grenades and several hundred rounds of ammunition reflected on that for a moment and replied, “so do I.”

Then, quietly, from the young Iraqi soldier beside us, words in broken English that stunned me: “As do I — but not too soon.”

This is another sign that Iraq wants to take control of its own future but is not trying to throw out the Americans like the MSM would have you believe. It is a great article and you should read the whole thing.

I wish all Americans a safe and Merry Christmas, and a great new year.
Show your support for Americans and Freedom. Semper Fi & God Bless

Cross Posted at ARS

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