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Daily Kos — ... Charles Krauthammer: Our merger with Iraq is the single most important political milestone since the Council of Vienna. Ask Metternich ...

Hugh Hewitt: A Free and Democratic Iraq
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Charles Krauthammer notes the importance of the security agreement signed between Iraq and the U.S. (HT: RobinsonandLong.com ). It is the last and almost certainly the secind most important achievement of President Bush --the first being the fact that the U.S. homeland has not been attacked in the years since 9/11. Krauthammer's closing graphs: The more long-term danger is that Iraq's reborn central government becomes too strong and, by military or parliamentary coup, the current democratic arrangements are dismantled by a renewed dictatorship that abrogates the ...

Hugh Hewitt: A Free and Democratic Iraq
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — Charles Krauthammer notes the importance of the security agreement signed between Iraq and the U.S. (HT: RobinsonandLong.com ). It is the last and almost certainly the secind most important achievement of President Bush --the first being the fact that the U.S. homeland has not been attacked in the years since 9/11. Krauthammer's closing graphs: The more long-term danger is that Iraq's reborn central government becomes too strong and, by military or parliamentary coup, the current democratic arrangements are dismantled by a renewed dictatorship that abrogates the ...

The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog — ... "For the United States, this represents the single most important geopolitical advance in the region since Henry Kissinger turned Egypt from a Soviet client into an American ally." ...

Iraq: Another Corner Turned
The Mahablog — It’s been a while since we’ve turned a corner in Iraq. You might remember that we used to do it with some frequency. Iraqis held various elections resulting in a dysfunctional government; adopted a half-assed constitution that needed massive revision; and my favorite — giving Iraq back its sovereignty — are just a few examples. Now Charles Krauthammer says we’ve turned another another corner. The barbarism in Mumbai and the economic crisis at home have largely overshadowed an otherwise singular event: ...

More Success... Iraqi Lawmakers Ratify Historic Pact With US
Gateway Pundit — ... to establish coalition presence in Al Haay. (Photo by Tech Sgt. Jeremy Caskey- MNF-Iraq) The new U.S.-Iraq security pact that was approved by Iraqi lawmakers in November was ratified by Iraq’s Presidency Council yesterday, senior U.S. officials said. The agreement establishes the foundation of a long-term bilateral relationship between the United States and Iraq. Charles Krauthammer celebrated this historical pact today at the Washington Post: The barbarism in Mumbai and the economic ...

Neocons Still Misunderstanding Iran’s Role In Iraq
Wonk Room — In the wake of the passage of the status of forces agreement “Agreement on Complete U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq,” our neoconservative friends are again revealing themselves as deeply confused about Iran’s actual relationship with various actors in the new Iraq. Charles Krauthammer: A self-sustaining, democratic and pro-American Iraq is within our reach. [This] would constitute a major defeat for Tehran, the putative winner of the Iraq war, according to the smart set. Iran’s client, ...

Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
Flopping Aces — ... Third, the President and Iraqi leader signed the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) that covers our overall political, economic, and security relationship with Iraq, and a Security Agreement – otherwise known as the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) – that implements our security relationship. (White House Fact Sheet) Charles Krauthammer has this excellent op-ed on that agreement: Milestone in Baghdad By Charles Krauthammer Washington Post Friday, December 5, 2008 The barbarism in Mumbai and the economic ...