100's of Innocent Civilians are Spared a Gruesome Death Thanks to a Tip

On August 28th, acting on another tip provided by a concerned citizen Coalition Forces recovered a cache of nitric acid buried in drums near the town of Niam Mashawn:

NIAM MASHAWN, Iraq — Coalition Forces, acting on a tip from a local concerned citizen, discovered a large cache of nitric acid buried in drums near the town of Niam Mashawn, Aug. 28.

Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), out of Fort Drum, N.Y., received a tip that there was a large quantity of nitric acid near a checkpoint on Route Tampa, a major Iraqi highway. The cache site is located about 15 kilometers west of Baghdad International Airport.

The man who reported the cache helped the Soldiers dig up 411 plastic jugs.

Nitric acid is often used in making fertilizer and homemade explosives, commonly found in improvised explosive devices.

The containers of acid were collected and removed to a secure location.

This discovery means that another IED or VBIED has been removed from the streets of Iraq, never to harm another person. Every day the ability of the insurgent groups to operate in the shadows is limited more and more, and soon they will be forced to either retreat completely or die.

Of course don't expect to find a story like this in your local paper or even one of the national outlets, its not sensational enough when 100's of innocent civilians are spared a gruesome death, instead they would rather they die so that they can sell more papers and push their agenda of gloom and doom. Do yourself a favor, put down your paper and go to the blogs from the front lines and find out for yourself the story that isn't being told. You'll be suprised at the level of optimism you'll find from the boots on the ground.