Victory in Iraq Day - November 22, 2008

The mainstream media has been silent. Ditto for the Democrats on Capitol Hill...and the incoming presidential administration. However, the facts on the ground do not lie, the United States has prevailed in the Iraq War. The "war" is over. Consolidation of that victory on the political and security front is all that remains for the United States and its Iraqi allies. All measures of success clearly point to the fact that the United States has achieved the political and military objectives that it has sought to do. Having followed the Iraq War from a personal and professional standpoint since its inception, I watched as the US military struggled through the early years in what appeared to be an unexpected quagmire, facing insurgencies from both Sunni and Shia guerrillas and their international terrorist allies. But the changes that began two years ago have turned the tables in Iraq decisively, to the point now where we can legitimately claim to have achieved "victory" in the war. Here are some quick facts that support the claim to victory:

- Al-Qa'ida in Iraq has been defeated, only tattered remnants remain in areas of north and eastern Iraq and have little indigenous support.
- Al-Qa'ida Central has ceded the battle in Iraq and is now concentrating on Afghanistan and Pakistan
- The domestic Sunni insurgency has been largely co-opted or destroyed
- Shia firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's army of thugs and terrorists has splintered and been largely bludgeoned into submission.
- Baghdad, which had devolved into bloody chaos during the height of the insurgency and sectarian violence, is now quiet.
- The Iraqi political paradigm has been shifted from authoritarian rue to multiparty democratic competition; Parliament, not the battlefield, is now the primary venue for political competition between the various ethnic and sectarian blocs.
- Iraq's economy has rebounded because its oil industry has been revitalized, due in large part to the precipitous drop in insurgent/terrorist violence.
- Order has been restored in al-Anbar province and areas in southern Iraq once ruled by Sadr's thugs
- American casualties are at all time lows, reflecting a dramatic drop in both insurgent/terrorist violence and the effectiveness of those attacks.

Movement is now afoot in the blogosphere to declare November 22nd Victory in Iraq Day (V-I day). I had actually been thinking for some time to write an in depth column, based on what I've read in Michael Yon's blog as well as the wealth of information I've seen from a variety of other sources, along the same lines. I think it's important for everyone who has followed the war to get the message out to the American people that we have succeeded in Iraq, despite what the mainstream media and the Democratic leaders in Washington would have you believe. It is important not just for a sense of national pride, but also for historical accuracy to prevent the historic legacy of the Iraq War from being hijacked by revisionist historians and liberal politicians. So, mark your calendars...and more importantly, thank a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine for their sacrifice.


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Posted by thesurfingconservative at 11/20/2008 8:23 PM
Categories: War On Terror,Al-Qa'ida,Foreign Policy,Iraq
 

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  • 11/22/2008 9:38 AM Exurban League wrote:
    Sincere thanks to our troops for making this victory possible. May God bless America and Free Iraq. Initiated by blogger Zombietime, sites across the blogosphere are celebrating this holiday: Gateway Pundit Blackfive Little Green Footballs Rantburg sisu Because No One Asked Dog Opus Blog Oh No, Another Conservative Blog Who Is John Galt? Gathering of Eagles (national) Gathering of Eagles New York Gathering of Eagles North Carolina Stop the ACLU The Surfing Conservative Civilian Irregular Information Defense Group The Wide Awake Cafe The Foxhole Lighthouse on the Right Arming ...
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