Author Grist with Ashley Lauren During my tour in Iraq in 2004, my team was honored to meet and escort Doug Besherse who had come to Bagh...

I am pleased that my book is listed in the Rising Star Special Collection on the Barnes and Noble website. The link to that page is http://w...

Today is a big day for Iraq, for the United States, and for the Coalition. Our troops have moved out of the cities, and Iraqi security force...

It will be interesting to see what happens when all American and Coalition combat troops are out of Iraqi cities: * * * * Odierno: U.S. c...

As I have said in prior posts, the Iraqi people will never accept the long-term presence of foreign soldiers. Those of us who came to know t...

My first two weeks back at the police department were about what I expected. Working with professional cops, getting the feel of the city, a...

Master Police Officer Chuck Grist went to the police department today to draw some of the equipment turned in before reporting for active du...

If anything can destroy the new Iraq, it will be the internal strife that has always plagued that country. (A prior Shiite demonstration is ...

The radical Shiites will remain the biggest threat to a unified and democratic Iraq. The ultimate goal is a Shiite theocracy like Iran and t...

The Pentagon is revising its current plans for withdrawal from Iraq. As we all suspected, President-elect Obama will surely bring the troops...

During my time in Iraq, I spent a lot of time in the Green Zone as well as inside Saddam's former palace that became our first embassy. ...

It was my great pleasure to serve with members of the British military during my tour in Iraq. I met very professional British naval officer...

The following assessment of the current situation in Iraq is one of the best I’ve seen: * * * * A Framework for Success in Iraq By Michae...

The following article was posted on military.com. While the Iraqis will certainly be glad to run their own country, it is still annoying tha...

The following article discusses the problems in negotiations between Iraq and the United States on our continued presence there: * * * * ...

The following article was written by a retired Army officer and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and he tells it like it is: * * * * Wa...

I know it's been awhile since my last posting (sorry about that). I have been traveling again, but it looks like that is slowly coming ...

I've been busy at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, but I'm glad to see all the reports about the improvements in Iraq because of the surg...