Victory in Iraq ; the Tide Turns in America's Favor

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It has become obligatory for both pro- and antiwar commentators to never mention the possibility of victory in Iraq. The most that antiwar people will admit is that the surge has gained a temporary military advantage in a war that cannot be won militarily. The most pro-war commentators will claim is that they see the possibility of "success" perhaps, maybe, someday, somehow.

But as of Veterans Day 2007, I think one can claim a very real expectation that next year the world may see a genuine, old- fashioned victory in the Iraq War. In five years we will have over- turned Saddam's government, killed, captured or driven out of country almost all al Qaeda terrorists, suppressed the violent Shi'ite militias and induced the Sunni tribal leaders and their people to shun resistance and send their sons into the army and police and seek peaceful resolution of disputes. And we will have stood up a multisectarian, tribally inclusive army capable of maintaining the peace that our troops established.

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Victory in Iraq ; the Tide Turns in America's Favor

The reports coming out of Iraq in the last month suggest that we are not yet there - but almost. As The Washington Times summarized this week: "the Associated Press reported: 'Twilight brings traffic jams to t...

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