Posted on 09/01/2008 12:51:31 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Given Hurricane Gustav, the GOP convention—and the MSM's inherent inclination to underreport good news from Iraq—a major story is not getting the attention it deserves. Here's how President Bush described the development [the photo shows U.S. Marine Maj. Gen John Kelly and Anbar Governor Maamoun Sami Rashid signing the handover papers. (AP Photo/Wathiq Khuzaie, Pool)]:
"Today in Iraq, responsibility for security in Anbar Province was transferred to Iraqi civilian authorities. Iraqi forces will now take the lead in security operations in Anbar, with American troops moving into an overwatch role. Not long ago, Anbar was one of the most dangerous provinces in Iraq. Al Qaeda was in control of almost every major population center, and its leaders intended to turn Anbar province into a safe haven from which to plan and launch further attacks against Iraqis and others in the region, as well as here at home.
"Today, Anbar is no longer lost to al Qaeda - it is al Qaeda that lost Anbar. Iraqis - like countless other Muslims across the world - witnessed al Qaeda's brutality first-hand and rejected it. As a result, Anbar has been transformed and reclaimed by the Iraqi people. This achievement is a credit to the courage of our troops, the Iraqi Security Forces, and the brave tribes and other civilians from Anbar who worked alongside them."
On this red-letter day, will the MSM take a walk down memory lane and cite the various members of the media and the body politic who declared the surge a failure and Anbar lost? Being the obliging souls we are, here's a handy compendium of citations, starting with one from the vice-presidential candidate so acclaimed for his foreign-policy expertise.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
Will MSM call out those like Biden wrong on Anbar, surge? Ping to Today show list.
Old news, Bristol Pain's knocked up...
< /sarc barely off>
Democrat politics is not about being right. It’s their version of war. It’s about perceptions and momentum. Taking confidence away from people who know and giving conviction to the people who don’t know anything.
A BUMP for our brave troops!
NOPE... The Rats have taken to the equation that this would have happened regardless of U.S. involvement... Soon they will say that in fact we slowed the process. They are illogical i.e., Obama says I have good judgement because I did not support sending troops into Iraq to rid it of Saddam Hussein.
So Obama would have required that Saddam Hussein funnel, money, weapons, or personnel to strike American cities in terror attacks equal to or greater then what happened on 911 and then he would have required evidence beyond a resonable doubt before he would have called on our military to oust Saddam.
To Obama and the Liberals American children must be murdered before we act. Those souls killed on 911 mean nothing to the liberals for they have and always will refuse to learn lessons from the carnage of that day... That is our greatest peril and my greatest fear of an Obama Presidency.
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