Barring any surprises, Anbar province will be returned to Iraqi control in March.
Such a development would have seemed unthinkable to many Americans two years ago. What an amazing turn-around. It takes someone committed to defeat not to see hope in this.
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It is amazing. But sometimes I feel like the sheriff in an old Western, looking outside at an empty street. He says to his deputy, “Yeah, it’s quiet, too quiet out there.”
Are they just waiting for us to leave, and then all hell will break out again, or is this for real?
Patricia (f56a97) — 1/10/2008 @ 9:32 pmI don’t know. I just sense a lot of Democrats who are hoping it’s not for real — because they’d be happier to call people like me wrong than they would be to see us win.
I’m dead serious about that.
Luckily, that doesn’t apply to almost any of the commenters here.
Patterico (4bda0b) — 1/10/2008 @ 9:42 pmFor sure. That’s the Democratic platform, isn’t it?
I guess even if this state of affairs in Iraq is not the Pax Iraqi, it will at least give them some years to build their nation.
Patricia (f56a97) — 1/11/2008 @ 9:24 amIt’s their place. Would you want all hell constantly breaking loose where you and your family live? By the common wisdom, it should only be chaos while we’re there. It was only chaos because we were there.
As for whether they’re just waiting us out, I recommend a look at how we got to where we are there now: The Patriquin Plan (adapted from Powerpoint to video by Mary Katherine Ham)
I notice a decided lack of shrieking about Bu$hitler and quagmires on this thread. Can we assume that the worm has turned?
Pablo (99243e) — 1/11/2008 @ 1:03 pm