Bush: "Can You Hear Me Now"?

What was it they called General Petraeus during his report on the status of the Surge in Iraq?

Who was it that said to believe Petraeus would require "the willing suspension of disbelief"?

What political party aligned itself with defeat and firmly against the success of the US military?

FINALLY, some truth and good news boys and girls.
The news media is no longer able to carry the water for Democrats AND Al Qaeda at the same time.
Truth has a way of getting out (eventually), and Petraeus was spot-on accurate in his report to congress and America. In fact things have only gotten better for the US and Iraqis since then, to the point that many experts are saying that Al Qaeda is crippled and nearly defeated in Iraq.
The Washington Post (of all places) has the details and great news.

"There is widespread agreement that AQI has suffered major blows over the past three months. Among the indicators cited is a sharp drop in suicide bombings, the group's signature attack, from more than 60 in January to around 30 a month since July. Captures and interrogations of AQI leaders over the summer had what a senior military intelligence official called a "cascade effect," leading to other killings and captures. The flow of foreign fighters through Syria into Iraq has also diminished..."

Why do I say "of all places" the Washington Post?

It was just a few months ago (July 07) that they (along with Democrats in March of 07) refused to admit Al Qaeda was anywhere near Iraq. Iraq was just a big 'ol civil war and nothing else... remember? Well Engram at BackTalk certainly remembers and lays it all out. (worth the read)

No, the war is not over, but the single biggest obstacle to Iraq becoming that "Free and Democratic society and friend in the war on terror" (Bush definition of VICTORY) - AQI has been devastated by the US led SURGE plan and more reports are coming in that support the Petraeus Report and refute Democrats like Hillary Clinton and the moveon.orgers claim otherwise.
But nobody should get overconfident and claim total victory YET, Al Qaeda has proven in the past that it can bounce back from setbacks such as when top leaders have been killed etc. so there is a lot to yet be done... but it is getting done.

AQI has been trying to provoke a civil war (with bombings like the Golden Mosque) while also attacking US troops in the process, however the numbers now confirm that unless Al Qaeda has a big surge of it's own planned, they can forget about Iraq.

But what about all the uprising by Muslims as a result of the US so-called "occupation"? Remember we were just creating more terrorists and were just a recruiting tool for Bin Laden by being in Iraq. The latest Pew Poll suggests otherwise.

And what about Al Qaeda's method of suicide bombing... an unlimited supply of Martyrs ?


The Muslims are convinced, now all we have to do is convince the Democrats.
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*AQI- Al Qaeda in Iraq.


**With thanks to Engram at BackTalk for the images, charts, graphs and great work that he does.