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Writing on Iraq by Jonathan Foreman

Wrong in Ramadan
National Review Online, October 15, 2004

American soldiers really aren't spoilt, trigger-happy yokels
The Telegraph, July 25, 2003
(Linked in Chronwatch: Jonathan Foreman Destroys Media Myths About US Soldiering in Iraq)

Bad Reporting in Baghdad -- You have no idea how well things are going
The Weekly Standard, May 12, 2003

Scenes from the Next Evolution -- The 64th Armored Regiment stops fighting and starts trying to befriend Iraqis and rebuild Iraq
The Weekly Standard, April 30, 2003

After the Atrocity
April 7, 2004

A bitter truth must be faced: The slaughter and televised mutilation of four U.S. contractors in Fallujah was a defeat for the new Iraq and a massive propaganda victory for the Sunni insurgents.

The New York Post

The Mistake That Wasn't
The New York Post, April 25, 2004

Here's a signal that an analyst knows little or nothing about post-war Iraq: He cites the disbanding of the Iraqi army as one of the greatest mistakes made by the U.S.-led Coalition after the collapse of the Saddam regime.

The U.N. Vs. Iraqi Democracy
The New York Post, January 23, 2004

The U.S. government is working toward a foolish mistake—involving the United Nations in the governing of Iraq. It's a "solution" that can only worsen the problems its meant to solve.

Legends of the War
The New York Post, September 26, 2003

Much of the discourse on Iraq continues to be dominated by myths - provable falsehoods that happen to confirm the prejudices of the antiwar crowd and/or those disposed to think our mission is failing now.

Stealth Multilateralism
August 15, 2003

Antiwar or administration critics continue to lament (or rejoice) that only a "handful" of foreign troops are in or on their way to Iraq, thanks to the Bush administration's supposed "unilateralism." Yet there are already rather more foreign troops already in Iraq than most people realize.

A Disaster in Waiting?
May 16, 2003

Paul Bremer's first few days do not bode well.

The Real Scandal of Iraqi Relief
May 11, 2003

They come from all over the world. Their supposed mission is to help the people of Iraq. Their concerned frowns and even their clothes all proclaim the message: "We're the good, caring people . . . and you're not."

Related Letter to the Editors: Bureaucracy and Death In Postwar Baghdad

Baghdad - City of Deadly Rumor
May 7, 2003

This is a city of wild stories that pass for news, inflaming this or that section of the population, while U.S. authorities lack the resources, human or material, to counter myth with truth.

Foolish Neutrality in Post War Iraq
May 5, 2003

In the wake of its stunning military victory, the United States is playing too passive a role in the reconstruction of the Iraqi state, especially given the tremendous gratitude felt and expressed by so many liberated Iraqis.

Looting & Lies
April 15, 2003 - with the 4/64 Armored Regiment Scout Platoon in Baghdad

The most surreal experience of the war has been to watch the good-natured Baghdadi crowds streaming out of government office buildings carrying air conditioners and furniture, waving at passing GIs - and then to read the frenzied commentary about the latest American crime: "failing" to stop "swarms" of "frenzied looters."