The Death Of An Awakening

By: Dave Poff (haystack) (Diary)  |  September 1st at 07:13 AM  | 

AP is reporting that the US Military has handed control of Anbar over to the Iraqis. This is a major accomplishment for both the US AND Iraq, and further indicates the substantial progress the Democrats continue to deny and the media refuses to report. The surge worked, the Iraqis are stepping up, and Iraqis living in Anbar have rejected al-Qaida: The province was the base | Read More »

While The Left *Unites* A War Winds Down

By: Dave Poff (haystack) (Diary)  |  August 26th at 07:22 AM  | 

PM Maliki announced agreement on a security pact with the United States to end any foreign military presence in Iraq by the end of 2011. This is excellent news no matter which side of the Iraq divide you consider yourself to be on. Excellent because the Iraqis now consider themselves ready to confront their own challenges with no outside assistance. What remains to be seen, | Read More »