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Monday, 30 July 2007
2007.07.30 Long War // Dhimm Perfidy Roundup

A War We Just Might Win
Michael E. O'Hanlon and Kenneth M. Pollack (Brookings Institution)

VIEWED from Iraq, where we just spent eight days meeting with American and Iraqi military and civilian personnel, the political debate in Washington is surreal. The Bush administration has over four years lost essentially all credibility. Yet now the administration’s critics, in part as a result, seem unaware of the significant changes taking place.

Here is the most important thing Americans need to understand: We are finally getting somewhere in Iraq, at least in military terms. As two analysts who have harshly criticized the Bush administration’s miserable handling of Iraq, we were surprised by the gains we saw and the potential to produce not necessarily “victory” but a sustainable stability that both we and the Iraqis could live with. ...

Also linking: Weasel Zippers, Ed Morrissey, Instapundit, Brutally Honest Rick, Lorie Byrd, John Hinderaker, ...

See also: Video: Nutroots public enemy number one talks progress in Iraq; Update: Calls for withdrawal are reducing the chance of political reconciliation, says Burns

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Posted by Bill Faith on July 30, 2007 at 01:09 AM | Permalink

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