George Bush could end his presidency on a surprising high note: success in Iraq. Of course the Bush haters left and right will do all they can to pillory the man. But the facts could tell a very different story if things keep moving the direction they are going in Diyala Province – the last […]

The Iraqis continue to break from al Qaeda and ally with the Iraqi government and assist US forces. The Surge is still a few weeks away from final deployment, and then it will take some weeks to get the effort actually ramped up and operating. So anyone trying to assess are results now is clearly […]

And yet we have some more indications al-Qaeda is losing support in their last large enclave inside Iraq: Circumstantial evidence indicates al Qaeda in Iraq is weakening and popular support is swinging toward the coalition in Iraq’s Diyala province, the commander of U.S. military forces there said yesterday. In a call with online journalists, Army […]

al-Qaeda is in serious desparation in Iraq if it thinks it will be winning converts amongst the Iraq people by attacking them with Chlorine laced bombs: A car bomb exploded about 200 yards from the entrance of a U.S. military base northeast of Baghdad today, unleashing a cloud of chlorine that sickened at least 62 […]

Our new Sunni allies in Iraq are proving to be a potent force. They clearly have the edge in that they know who the foreigners are fighting for al Qaeda. And they seem to be doing a bang up job of eradicating al Qaeda from Iraq: A senior Al-Qaeda commander in Fallujah was shot dead […]

It has taken a few weeks, but the antique media has finally taken notice of the fact the Iraqi street is rising up – against al Qaeda: Sunni residents of a west Baghdad neighborhood used assault rifles and a roadside bomb to battle the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq this week, leaving at least […]

Today is a day to remember for 41 al Qaeda torture victims as the US, working on tips from locals, saved their lives by raiding what turned out to be an al Qaeda prison: U.S. forces freed at least 41 kidnapped Iraqis, some of whom had been tortured and suffered broken bones, during a raid […]

Efforts proceed at pace in Diyala to reconcile differences between Shia and Sunni tribes and forge an alliance to rid the area of al Qaeda: Approximately 45 local sheiks met with Diyala provincial leadership in Baqouba, Iraq, to discuss their tribe’s concerns, reconcile grievances and discover solutions to rid terrorism from the province, May 23. […]

Lots of news today on the effort to uproot al Qaeda from its last, large stronghold in Diyala Province, Iraq. The terrorists tried to attack a US position in Baquoba, the capitol city of Diyala and the so-called capitol of al Qaeda’ modern Caliphate: About 50 suspected insurgents attacked a U.S. base in the center […]

I think people will be surprised in 2009 with how well Bush will be viewed by Americans when he leaves office and how fall his critics will have fallen. The man understands leadership has NOTHING to do with polls or partisanship. It has to due with determination and will. And one surprise I hope we […]