[TexKat]

Unfortunately, the Sunni triangle was not cleaned up after the victory

For the life of me I do not understand how, why this unfinished war is considered a victory. The war is still ongoing and will be for some time. Sorry not directed to you personally, but I cannot jump on that bandwagon.

Thats like asking me if I feel safer that saddam has been captured. Honestly no, people are still being blown up by suicide bombers. Our transportation department was just put on a yellow plus alert for the summer. And I read on a daily basis an islamic idiot wants to kill me. Not that I am afraid, but please don't ask me if I feel safer, you make me feel as if I'm no more intelligent than the idiots that will blow themselves up and everyone else around them for the reward of 72 virgins.

Okay sorry, rant off.

[Alberta's Child]

For the life of me I do not understand how, why this unfinished war is considered a victory.

Because George W. Bush told us so -- about eleven months ago. Don't you remember that silly charade on the deck of the aircraft carrier?

[ubaldus]

The military objective #1 was to remove the Baathist regime in Iraq. This objective was accomplished. I have no problems calling it a victory.
Objective #2 is to install a regime in Iraq which is: (a) not hostile to the US, (b) somewhat better in running the country that other Arab rulers, (c) is stable enough to avoid a civil war.
This is still possible to accomplish.