This thread is about us what is happening on the ground in Iraq!
(1) Iraqi civilian deaths are WAY down.
(2) American and Iraqi soldier death are extremely low for a war.
(3) The Iraqi economy is bouncing back
(4) The Iraqi military is starting to gain experience, strength and respect from the populace. See the article below. That is no same feat. The Iraqi military is starting to become the strongest military threat in the country. Not too long ago they were a distant #3 (#1 Al Sadr's Shia militia, Al Qaeda #2). Now they are far in front.
(5) Iraq is starting to become stable.
(6) The secular violence and lawlessness are way down.
(7) Al Qaeda is getting there but wooped.
(8) The Shiite militias fear the Iraqi military, again see the article below.
(9) Iraq has a democracy.
(10) Iraq has a central government
As the Presidential Debate delves deeper into economic and domestic issues, positive news about US and Iraqi successes in Iraq are quietly seeping out of the media. The Volconvo discussion is an excellent demonstration that Democrats are running out of current arguments against the war. Things are going well, and yet, all you hear is that President Bush started the war illegally and that it was all for oil and so on. Yet, when it comes to actually discussing how the war is going, the facts really do speak for themselves.
In other news,
The New York Times leads with word that four big Western oil companies are on the verge of signing no-bid contracts with Iraq. The contracts would take Shell, Exxon Mobil, Total, and BP, who were the original partners in the Iraq Petroleum Company, back to Iraq 36 years after Saddam Hussein kicked them out. The Los Angeles Times leads with, and the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal front, a report by the Government Accountability Office that says the Air Force followed a flawed process when it decided to award a $35 billion tanker contract to Northrop Grumman. The federal auditors said the Air Force "made a number of significant errors" and urged the Pentagon to reopen the bidding process. It marked a huge victory for Boeing, which had appealed the Air Force's decision, saying that it had not been treated fairly and now is likely to get a second shot. slate.com
If President Bush can turn the Iraq War story around in time for the November elections, John McCain could indeed have a chance at winning the presidency. And if the discussion over at Volconvo is any indication, the story, out there in the Nation, is already changing.
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