- Iraq sees dramatically low death toll
- Anbar Rising
- The Anbar awakening spreads
- Kharmah Awakens
- Tribal leaders in Diyala announce alliance against al-Qaeda
- Two Shiite Leaders in Iraq Reach a Peace Agreement
- In Baghdad, Iraqis turning against Sadrs Iranian backed militia
- Al-Qaeda In Iraq Reported Crippled
- Iraqis ready to join police in Baghdad hotspots
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One item from Baghdad, today. The news is that there is no news. The police told us that to their knowledge, there were no major acts of violence. Attacks are down in Baghdad, and today, no bombings or roadside explosions were reported.Fact of the matter is, when Saddam's statue fell, the Arab world was in shock because they'd been at least half believing Baghdad Bob's reports, and blew off all reports of American success-even as US forces held the airport with live video feeds. The same is true this time, but instead of the Arab media, it's the entire world media. If a statue falls (if an enemy collapses), and no one reports it...does it make a sound? Did it actually happen? Of course it does. Things are happening fast in Iraq-despite the State Department's deliberate foot-dragging.
Success in Baghdad
Success in Anbar
Success in Diyala
Success in Basra
Al Queda decimated-(and not reinforcing)
I submit....the war in Iraq is heading for a finish line (or at least the low level of violence that'll facilitate a reduction in US forces as well as take it off the political debate forefront). Additionally, Al Queda is changing its central front to Pakistan where it can rally HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, get nukes, and the US can't even get involved.
Besides, there's no room on the political calender anymore for forcing a politically-driven withdrawal. Bin Laden's no moron. He can look at a calender, see it's not gonna happen, and he can essentially give up on Iraq. It was always just a talking point to get recruits for him anyway. What Bin Laden and Al Queda really want is nukes. They openly declared it in December 98, and were caught trying to get them as early as 1993. Pakistan's got 'em already, and he can take them just by rallying the hundreds of thousands (millions?) of supporters there and starting a civil war like he almost did in Iraq.