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Things have actually been going a bit better in Iraq these days.  Fewer American soldiers are dying and the Iraqis are slowly taking on more power and responsibilities.  This presents a quandary for the media.  You see, as part of their Bush-bashing template, they need to continue to push the war in Iraq as an un-winnable failure.  The Democrats are counting on failure in Iraq to carry them to victory this fall. That's right...the Democrats are actually invested in American failure in Iraq.  They need more American troop deaths to put them over the top at the polls in November. ...

Recently, Wolf Blitzer of CNN was interviewing new Prime Minister Jalal-Talibani of Iraq about the situation that the newly formed government council is facing now that Iraq is a democracy. Blitzer asked Jalal-Talibani when he thought the United States would bring the troops home. Jalal-Talibani told him that he forsees that U.S troops will be in his homeland for at least another two years. When the pime mnister said this, the look on Blitzer's face seemed to say: "You must be kidding." He looked as if he couldn't believe his ears. But I exclaimed to myself: "Another two years!" That...

The Iraqi Transitional National Assembly chose its President, the Kurd leader Jalal Talibani, and two Vice Presidents, in its sequential effort to set up a democratic government, drawing congratulations from President Bush. The National Assembly's activities today were watched via television by Saddam Hussein. President Bush traveled to Rome with Mrs. Bush, Secretary of State Rice, and the former Presidents Bush and Clinton. Thirty Members of Congress are also invited to attend Pope John Paul II's funeral Friday. Tomorrow President Bush will meet privately with the US delegation of Cardinals, and both the Italian Prime Minister and President. Ukraine's President...