July 16, 2008

WSJ: Civil War in Iraq is Over

Another opine that we've reached the tipping point in Iraq:

It is time for Americans to recognize it's a whole new ballgame in Iraq. The civil war is over, American troops are not an "irritant" fueling the unrest, and far from becoming dependent upon us, the Iraqi government and the army show more determination every day to run their country and to protect it. But they continue to want and need our assistance.

While victory in war is never certain until the war is over, the odds are strongly with us for once – provided we do the right thing. That is to stand by our best ally in the war against al Qaeda, and the struggle to contain Iran.

When will the 'reality based community' and their Messianic leader, Barack Obama, get the message?

What's so odd is that most of the arguments for withdrawal from Iraq could be equally leveled at Afghanistan.

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 12:04 PM | |