Big news out of Iraq?

Question

In case you have not heard. Anbar Province which is 1/3 of the entire geographical area of Iraq, and the former center for the insurgency. Will be handed over to the Iraqi's on September 1st. This is yet another example of how well the surge worked.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080828/ts_nm/iraq_anbar_dc

What say you?

Answer 1

It's good news.  The Marines may be deployed into Afghanistan to fight the bad guys there.  

Answer 2

"When the tide surges in we retreat; when the tide ebbs, we advance."

A fundamental principle of the art of war.

Answer 3

How well what surge worked?!

We illegally invaded a self sustaining sovereign nation, overthrew it's government, and created a wasteland/welfare state.

In the Bush impeachment hearings the truth came out that we knew Iraq had no WMD's when we invaded(the last of these were destroyed in 1998). They knew this, and they invaded anyway, telling us a big fat lie for a reason for this whole war.

This whole global conquest we are doing is nothing more than the CFR making land grabs in a big game of Monopoly catering to the interest of a New World Order.

As far as winning against terrorism goes, ask yourself this... Saddam was bad, but did he kill over a million Iraqis as we now have? Who is the bigger terrorist, and for what gain?

Iraq was no threat to the USA! Iraq had NO ties to 9/11!

If you think that invading a country, shooting it's patriots who defend their homeland, and calling them terrorists is the right way to assess the situation, then you must believe the nightly news like a religion.

Answer 4

Hate to break this to you, but those forces loyal to Iran are waiting for the US to leave so the Maliki government can be overthrown and a theocracy can be installed.  Sorry, but the surge was only a small part of a larger trend that will end in disappointment for the war's supporters.

Answer 5

It's also where we've been paying the Sunnis to stop killing us and each other, and the Sheia, since before the "Surge" was even planned......the surge had very little to do with it......

Edit: No it didn't......

Answer 6

I think that this shows that there is progress being made and that it is a marathon, not a sprint.  We will see in future years how this approach to the situation works compared to the bomb em and leave em technique that Clinton went with.  (In 1998 because of the threat of Suddam developing weapons of mass destruction.  If you don't believe me, google it.)

Answer 7

you're basing your argument on the words of an 'Iraqi Official'.

actually a lot of taxpayers money has already been invested in massive permenant US bases, so it's clear that there will be US military presence in Iraq for the foreseeable future.

Answer 8

Suicide bombings continue and US troops and Iraqi civilians continue to die.  Hardly is there any success in Iraq.

but, I am glad Obama's call to set timetables are finally being heeded by Bush and Maliki.

Answer 9

BEFORE the invasion there was NO terrorism in Iraq and now it is the most terrorised country on earth.

Yes your war of terror is very bad. You spent 4 years in world war two and have spent longer in every war you have made since and never win?

Po

Answer 10

Do We really want Obama, Biden, Pelosi, and Reid in charge of America?

Answer 11

Some people are just so invested in defeat they will never recognize the success of a brilliant strategy by our commanders. They'd rather further some bogus political agenda instead of giving our troops the credit they deserve.  And when we come home with victory they'll try to give this success to Obama when he had absolutely nothing to do with it, given he wins the election.  It appears some of us are liberals first and Americans second.  

True, it will take a political solution to seal the deal, but it's clear the surge has played a huge role in allowing the political dealings to begin.

And when power is handed over to the Iraqis and our combat forces leave Iraq to the Iraqis what will the left say then?  If you listened to them we were there to take their oil, we were just evil imperialists.  I guess they'll have to come up with something else.  

Can I get some thumbs down for a little truth and American pride!?  Bring em'...

Answer 12

who cares free iraq