Michael J. Totten reflects on the Iraqi army and the 3 Iraqi soldiers who tackled a suicide bomber several days ago and were killed when he exploded his vest. "The Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police deserve kudos for progress... And they deserve more credit for bravery than they’ve been getting." The photo above is from Yahoo News. From the story:
Iraqi soldiers attend celebrations for Army Day in the southern city of Basra. A suicide attack in Baghdad that three Iraqi soldiers tried to prevent by flinging themselves on the bomber killed 14 people, government officials said on Monday, updating an earlier toll.