[goldstategop]

The MSM wants Ba'aya to be Iraq's Tet. The terrorists are winning so its time to abandon the field. History repeats itself - or they hope.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Dog]

By 6.30am a police machine-gunner on the roof at Baya'a helped turn the tide, firing volleys which forced attackers to take cover and enabled his comrades to take better positions. Residents of the mixed Shia and Sunni neighbourhood made at least 55 phone calls informing the police of insurgent movements. Some fired on the attackers. An off-duty policeman was caught by insurgents, bundled into the boot of a car and later found beheaded.

Anyone remember when the last time you heard of Iraqi citizens taking up arms to help the police repel an attack.......this is good news.