We're Still Winning

It's embarrassing to watch Sen. Obama talk about Iraq and the supposedly desperate need to cut and run. The chief problem with running away is that we're winning – real progress and positive change is happening in that country. The chief problem with "ending it" (the operations in Iraq) is that it is nevertheless connected in many ways to Afghanistan and the War on Terror.

Listen to what StrategyPage.com says this week:

Remember Iraq? You know, the war we lost? The big failure we were wasting our lives and "treasure" on? Yeah, that one. Haven't heard much about it lately, right? That's because Iraq has disappeared off the international radar, and for good reasons. Enemy activity levels are at the lowest levels in years. The Iraqi Police and military is growing in leaps and bounds. Half of the country has been turned back over to Iraqi control and next month, Anbar Province will become the tenth province turned over. So what has been going on there anyway?

Read the rest here.