More Miserable Failure in Iraq

Blogs for Bush ^ | July 28, 2007 | Mark Noonan

[Kaslin]

Geesh, how much worse does it have to get before they finally admit they've got it wrong?

Insurgent attacks in Iraq’s Ninewah province have dropped significantly, and if the trend continues, fewer U.S. troops will be needed in the region, an Army commander in the area said Friday.

A sign of the improved security situation in the province is the fact that the province - which includes Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city - will transfer to Iraqi provincial control sometime next month, said Army Col. Stephen Twitty, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division’s 4th Brigade, during a briefing with Pentagon reporters via telephone.

The Ninewah provincial government has made great strides and can stand on its own with minimal help, Twitty said. “We have a very mature provincial government here,” he said.

The Coalition provincial reconstruction team in Mosul and the brigade staff will continue to coach and mentor the provincial government. “In nine months I have seen this government mature, so they will be able to operate pretty much independently and run the provincial government pretty much independently,” Twitty said.

On the security side, the two Iraqi divisions in the province are already under the command of Iraqi Ground Forces Command.

Will someone please tell Reid and Pelosi to stop stubbornly staying their course on Iraq? I know, we all hoped that the troops would fail and that there would be a nifty American surrender to help Democratic political prospects next year, but its time to admit that there was some poor planning on the part of the Democrats and it is clear they didn't take into consideration the desire American troops have to win at all costs. What we need to find out now is just how Democratic intelligence failed so badly.

[The Wizard]

My thoughts exactly

[missnry]

Great! Now these three will have to stay up late tonight to figure out their spin for the talk show circuit!