Thank Goodness NBC has stepped up to do the reporting on Iraq as it really is, not cut and produced to build an Agenda. I have several friends that have done a couple of tours and what is frustrating every night is hearing News reorts the scream ignorance. The plastering the TV screen with violent explosions and telling Americans that Iraq is a country full of what you just saw is hardly journalism. Keep up this refreshing look at the real situation in Iraq. We have not lost any war there. Because our troops have done a great job. This is nothing like Vietman, so lets stop reporting it like that mess. You see that the reporting of it like Vietnam has engouraged Vietnam era policies to take root in Congress.

We need to hear more from these soldiers. These are the people I trust to give me honest answers and feelings. Many politicians have lost all credibility. Many news outlets have also lost credibility because they have failed to report what you are now reporting. Bad news and coverage of bad events often bring more viewers, and good news and the lack of graphic events often does not attract great numbers of viewers. I supported our President early in the Iraq campaign. In recent months I have questioned it, but I also know that I have only been able to hear the points of view of politicians and news commentators. Listening to the people on the ground in Iraq brings me new hope, and a new vision. We need to be there. Not only for the sake of our country's security, but to bring those great people of Iraq hope, security and freedom. America has helped our friends and the innocent all over the world in every decade of its existence, and we need to continue to do that in Iraq now. Many politicians have lost their credibility on this issue with me, and your cameras and interviews with the troops are what I want to see. They are the most trustworthy people on this issue, and its time their stories, missions, beliefs and good actions be heard and seen regularly. Take the cameras and the microphones out of Capitol Hill and lets focus on coming together and helping our troops and our good brothers and sisters in Iraq.

Great job Brian! It is refreshing to see a reporter showing the flip side of the war in Iraq. I have a brother in the Anbar province and I am constantly checking out different websites for news updates. I frequent the military websites and also sites like msnbc and cnn. The military websites report the good and the bad. It is rare to see the good cross over into the mainstream news. I applaud you for what you are doing. And of course, I thank our troops for what they are doing. Keep up the great work!

Listening to the various military Brian interviewed got me to realize something. The government is that boss that you know has no idea how to do your job and will never be able too. But feel the need to tell you how to do it, how long it should take and what the out come should be. Let me be clear, no I do not want our people there loosing their lives. But the fact is they are there, LISTEN TO THEM, LET THEM DO THE JOB THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO DO. They are there we are here how can any of us (especially the general public) comment on how they can or are to do their job. Everyone needs to step back and remember working for the boss who never walked in your shoes, let alone done the job, but seems to know more and do it better than you. YES BRING THEM HOME! but when they (working military)feel that the job is complete and done to its fullest. Brian, you have a thankless job and I am in awe of what you and our military do. I know that I could not do it. THEREFORE I WOULD NEVER TELL YOU HOW TO DO THE JOB EITHER. God Bless you and God's speed to you and all of our military

I appreciate the fact that instead of asking about low morale among the troops, or seeking dirty laundry, Brian asks about the workaday life of the soldiers. I found the third-tour soldier's comments helpful, as my own daughter is preparing for her third tour of duty in Iraq with the 3rd ID. It's good to know she is not alone in her resolve to "stay with the team" even as she leaves a little son and a husband behind again.

Brian is right on target! I myself have done numerous documentaries in third world countries and found out that the stories people like the most are the one off screen! They are more close to you and in tour experience than what you edit for the general audience. Lots of guts and will for Brian to carry this through!

Brian Williams is showing a side of this war that seems rarely covered. What would be interesting at this point is how our politicians currently demanding a pull-out can reconcile their view with what is actually occurring on the ground.