In a report out of Iraq today Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki proclaimed that Al-Qaeda had been routed in Baghdad thanks to a security plan launched a year ago, and would soon be defeated throughout the country.
With a pause to hold our collective breath, and wish for continued good fortune, it seems like a moment to pay tribute to General David Petraeus and the United States troops in Iraq. After four years of intense fighting and the loss of thousands of US troops, and thousands of Iraqi citizens, it seems we may have reached a tipping point where the country can beat back anarchy and progress towards stabilization.
US and Iraqi officials report that attacks across the country are down 62 percent since June while the number of Iraqis -- civilians and security force members -- killed in January 2008 was 541 against 2,087 in the same month in 2007.
This conflict is not over, but a tribute to the progress and efforts of the troops seems fitting.
With a pause to hold our collective breath, and wish for continued good fortune, it seems like a moment to pay tribute to General David Petraeus and the United States troops in Iraq. After four years of intense fighting and the loss of thousands of US troops, and thousands of Iraqi citizens, it seems we may have reached a tipping point where the country can beat back anarchy and progress towards stabilization.
US and Iraqi officials report that attacks across the country are down 62 percent since June while the number of Iraqis -- civilians and security force members -- killed in January 2008 was 541 against 2,087 in the same month in 2007.
This conflict is not over, but a tribute to the progress and efforts of the troops seems fitting.
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