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There are reasons for hope in Iraq
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | kal Jul 23, 2008 06:49am |
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| Category | General |
| News Date | Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It's hard not to have heard about the positive developments in Iraq lately. Last Friday, the White House announced that President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki had reached agreement on a "time horizon" for the withdrawal of US combat troops.
Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said last Wednesday that "security is unquestionably and remarkably better".
Iraqi security forces recently took responsibility for a 10th province and expect to assume responsibility for all 18 of the country's provinces by year-end.
There have been virtually no sectarian killings in 10 weeks. The Iraqi government has made important progress in political reconciliation.
Regional neighbours are re-establishing embassies in Baghdad, and some of Iraq's creditors have begun to forgive the enormous debts incurred by Saddam Hussain's regime.
How have Democrats reacted to these developments? Have they revelled in the news that US casualties have plummeted? Have they praised the achievements for which our troops have fought so hard? Have they congratulated the Iraqi government for progress in political reconciliation?
Not exactly.
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