One Colonel’s Final Thoughts

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From: Kraak Gregory C COL MNC-I IAG MITT Chief of Staff
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 1:17 PM
To: Michael Yon
Subject: FW: [U] Thoughts III (Iraq) — the Final Chapter!

As my deployment to Iraq nears completion, I’d like to provide closure to my “Thoughts.” Typically the final chapter of a trilogy closes out all story lines and provides at least some semblance of a happy ending. Unfortunately, that will not be the case here. There are many more chapters to write in Iraq and the future is anything but certain. Amid both promising and troubling indicators, I’m not sure if the glass is half empty or half full…some days I wonder if there’s any water in the glass at all.

How did we get to this point? We acted in our national interests, I’m convinced. As I wrote previously, I don’t question the decision to remove Saddam. It was right, appropriate and just. And our strategy of pre-emption has clearly worked, as evidenced by the fact that there have been no more terrorist attacks on US soil since 9/11."
Michael Yon

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