Posted on 12/05/2005 8:51:39 AM PST by K-oneTexas
The "Cut and Run Crowd" are proving to be the worst kind of pessimists on Iraq - refusing to see the significant evidence that things are starting to go our way militarily.
No, no one should be turning cartwheels just yet over security and stability in Iraq - there is still a lot to be done. But several favorable developments should make even the "Doom-n-Gloomers" take note.
The U.S. military is having significant success securing the Syrian border - previously a sieve for Iraqi and foreign insurgents/ terrorists seeping into Iraq. Result: It's tougher for Syria-based Sunni insurgents to orchestrate or support attacks in Iraq. Suicide bombings are down 30 percent since the October referendum.
Read the full article at: http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/peterbrookes/2005/12/05/177721.html
I'll bet, that by election time, a victory will be declared.
The Iraqi people and the Coalition of the Willing have had many more successes than the "international community" had when it "contained" Saddam.
Nooo... if they lose, a nuclear Iran makes Shia-dominated Iraq its proxy. Damned if the insurgents win, damned if the insurgents lose.
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