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Good News From Iraq
There is some very good news out of Iraq, carried on FoxNews
Iraq's national security adviser said Thursday a "huge treasure" of documents and computer records was seized after the raid on terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's hideout, giving the Iraqi government the upper hand in its fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq.National Security Adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie also said he believed the security situation in the country would improve enough to allow a large number of U.S.-led forces to leave Iraq by the end of this year, and a majority to depart by the end of next year. "And maybe the last soldier will leave Iraq by mid-2008," he said.
I have no doubt that the leftists in the Democratic party will attempt to spin this as some great plot by the GOP and Bush to win the mid-term elections in November. Any excuse they can find to explain why they lost.
On the flip side, this will be a significant achievement for Iraq IF a troop reduction does become possible. I hope that it is. Our Armed Forces have worked hard at training up an Iraqi security force capable of dealing with Iraq's security challenges, and the reward for their effort will be leaving Iraq knowing that they have not only accomplished thier mission, but have performed a job well done.
The intelligence gathered in the aftermath of last week's raid will hopefully provide enough information to eliminate the terrorist who is atempting to fill Zarqawi's shoes. Let us hope that it won't be long before a pair of 500 pound bombs ruins his day.