[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

We are left with one question:

“What if we won a war and the press didn’t show up to report it?”

Indeed, we'd need to become the press. And, we are.

[Milhous]

Michael Yon limits excerpts to 75 words so allow me to share in totality an email from him along with this link to his dispatch.

Michael Yon Dispatches The War is Over

We have won the war in Iraq. By "we" I mean the Coalition and the Iraqis. Unless there is some unexpected reversal, what lays ahead is the challenge of building a better Iraq. There is still violence. We have lost four soldiers to combat this month, but there were times when we lost that many on an average day. There still are attacks, though we have finally reached the point where all that's left are truly "dead-enders." Al Qaeda is still a problem, but their numbers are decreasing in Iraq. The Iraqi people are sick of the violence. The Iraqi Army is filled with courageous soldiers who can fight. It is possible that by the end of the year we can really say, "Mission Accomplished," except for the continued support that Iraq will need.

Personally, my optimism has never been higher for Iraq.