More evidence is finally being reported by the SurrenderMedia as the changes across Iraq have become so pronounced news organizations can longer credibly ignore the sea change there: RAMADI—Once the most dangerous place in Iraq, the self-proclaimed capital of the Sunni insurgency, Ramadi has become a bustling, largely peaceful city where residents are starting to […]

Last fall Anbar Province was a safe haven and operational base of al-Qaeda. It is not anymore. The Surge is designed to transition the trouble spots in iraq through three stages: secure, hold, build. It is now being reported from Iraq that many of the areas that were deemed unsalvageable a few months ago are […]

I predicted back in March (and maybe before) that the Iraq Province of Diyala would tell the tale of Iraq, and therefore the world at large for years to come. At that time The Surge was just beginning as troop rotations were being planned to accommodate The Surge. But also by that time the sea […]

As we purge al-Qaeda’s last large stronghold in Iraq, Diyala Province, we see the true essence of al-Qaeda: mass graves of innocent Muslims: Iraqi and US forces have uncovered a mass grave in the province of Diyala where the corpses of women and children were buried after killings. … Locals told Iraqi and American forces […]

I was stunned to see this in the LATimes, typically a very liberal news outlet. But here is the view of an Iraqi in Baghdad regarding the progress there (H/T RCP Saturday): IN THE AMERICAN media, Iraq’s steady progress toward security is frequently overshadowed by news of the latest act of mass terrorism. Yet for […]

Needless to say the SurrenderMedia is not interested in Iraq because they are obsessed with reporting what is happening in Congress about Iraq than what is happening in Iraq. As if the lense of Congress can shed clarifying light onto the Iraq situation. Congress tends to be more fiction than fact, hyperbole than insight, and […]

Politicians who want to end the Iraq war need to read this post to the end So all the armchair experts in DC and NY are not omnipotent, nor do they have the ability to experience the reality of Iraq from half a world away. No big surprise there. It is just a shock how […]

Impatience kills. Impatient drivers are dangerous with road rage, and impatient legislators produce abhorent results. Impatience with regard to Iraq will KILL. There is no way around this reality. If we depart too soon, before Iraq can safely grab the reigns of all the success we are now seeing, there will be a blood bath […]

Why is anyone still claiming we cannot win in Iraq when the entire country is taking up arms against al-Qaeda? Why is anyone even considering a withdrawal of forces on the verge of a huge military, political and PR success? When 50 tribal leaders meet in one Iraq Province to fight al-Qaeda and get their […]

I tend to read US media reports with a lot of skepticism when it comes to Iraq. The liberal bent of the media (making them clear allies of the Surrendercrats) and their emotional investment in Bush losing makes them a useless source beyond facts that appear across the media spectrum. In essence confirm what I […]