After Action Report

Washington Post reporter Mary Beth Sheridan spent some time with the troops in Iraq, and came away with some valuable lessons:

…[Sheridan] said she was “overwhelmed by the military,” but she did learn by being embedded that members of our armed forces were not “blood-thirsty maniacs.” Yes, she really did say that.

In fact, she said, they were “really decent people.” And even “sweet.” Of course, after being shot at they were eager to shoot back