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Yon on Iraq - We won!
QandO —
Insty just had a phone call from Michael Yon who is back in Iraq checking it all out and writes: "THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON:" Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. "There’s nothing going on. I’m with the 10th Mountain Division, and about half of the guys I’m with haven’t fired their weapons on this tour and they’ve been here eight months. And the place we’re at, South Baghdad, used to be one of the worst ...
THE WAR IN IRAQ IS OVER AND WE WON
Gateway Pundit —
Thank You, George W. Bush... Continued School Openings Brighten Future for Iraqi Youth Children play in the courtyard of the newly refurbished Al Abrar primary school, south of Baghdad. A new wing of six classrooms opened for students Oct. 15, 2008. This $496,000 project added much needed classroom space and facilities for the students. (USACE photo) Glenn Reynolds reports news from the front: "THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON:" Michael Yon just phoned from ...
Celebrate the victory in Iraq
TigerHawk —
... counterinsurgency has different rewards, satisfactions, frustrations, and burdens than conventional interstate war. One of its frustrations is that it is harder to know whether you are winning or losing, and victory is often not clear until long after the fact. In Iraq, hawks have thought we have "won" on many occasions, and doves argue that we can never win. Well, Michael Yon, one of the most principled, knowledgeable, and intellectually honest journalists covering the war, now says that we have won . For my money, if Michael Yon says we have won, that is good enough for me. ...
Surprised?
Mudville Gazette —
I'm not.
Glenn Reynolds: "THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON:" Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good.He adds that Mike will be headed back to Afghanistan next week.
I've been saying "we won" for some time now, so no argument on that point from me. But if there's any war left in Iraq, it's up north. No one has been reporting from Mosul for a while. That's usually a good sign (recall how news from Anbar disappeared during the ...
Michael Yon In Iraq: “We Won”
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
... conduct a walking patrol down Spruce Street handing out flags, leaflets and hanging signs in the Saydiyah community of southern Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008. The IP and Coalition forces Police Transition Team use the walking patrols to develop a common trust between the citizens in the neighborhood and the police force which have proven effective as security situations continue to improve in Baghdad. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom. - MNFI)
Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit receives this word from Michael Yon:
“THE WAR ...
Define "Over".
INSTAPUTZ —
Putz writes: "THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON:" Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. I hope this is true, but this triumphalism in the wake of bloodshed seems, um, familiar.... In 2003: SGT. STRYKER writes that the war is over, and we've won. Thank goodness. It was starting to seem like a quagmire. And 2005: KARL ZINSMEISTER says ...
“The War Is Over and We Won”
The Glittering Eye —
That’s what independent journalist Michael Yon passed on to Glenn Reynolds in a phone call today.
Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. “There’s nothing going on. I’m with the 10th Mountain Division, and about half of the guys I’m with haven’t fired their weapons on this tour and they’ve been here eight months. And the place we’re at, South Baghdad, used to be one of the worst places in Iraq. And now ...
Keeping a Promise In Spite Of Himself
Stones Cry Out —
... Barack Obama may be able to get the troops out of Iraq in 16 months mostly because George W. Bush’s surge did so well. Via Instapundit: ...
Video: The surge worked
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Video: The surge worked posted at 1:15 pm on November 14, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly JD Johannes gives us a before-and-after look at the Dora sector of Baghdad, pre-surge and current day. The difference between April 2007 and October 2008 is stunning, perhaps even more so with the latter shots occurring at night: A bridal shop? A poll hall? I seem to recall the doom-and-gloom predictions of the war’s critics insisting that Iraq would turn into an Islamist theocracy. That doesn’t square with the image of nighttime commerce in the kinds of pastimes that would blow a Taliban aneurysm. The surge ...
'The War is Over, and We Won...'
The New Editor —
Glenn Reynolds writes:
"THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON": Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. "There's nothing going on. I'm with the 10th Mountain Division, and about half of the guys I'm with haven't fired their weapons on this tour and they've been here eight months. And the place we're at, South Baghdad, used to be one of the worst places in Iraq. And now there's nothing going on. I've been walking my feet off and haven't seen anything. I've been asking Iraqis, ...
"The Iraq War is Over. We Won."
Confederate Yankee —
... of a peacekeeper, providing support to a government and a people that seem increasingly capable of handling their own affairs. Unlike Mike, I'll also point out the obvious fact that if Barack Obama and Joe Biden had had their way and we had pulled out our soldiers based upon their judgment as senators, then others would now be trumpeting that the Iraq war is over and they won. The names of those men bragging of their victory would have been Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Osama bin Laden. Glenn Reynolds has more.
The Surge Worked
The Jawa Report —
November 14, 2008 The Surge Worked Must read - Michael Yon - "The war is over and we won". Video h/t Ace By Stable Hand at November 14, 2008 02:59 PM | | l digg this
Maybe now the Democrats won’t be able to pull a Vietnam redux
neo-neocon —
... One of the few comforting things about the last four years is that this hope of mine may have been realized. If we can credit these sources (and I think we can), Iraq may just be strong enough now that even those many Democrats who wanted so badly to declare the surge a catastrophe before it ever happened—and who, like President-elect Obama, still wish the surge had never occurred—may have been thwarted. ...
War's Over, We Won (No Thanks to Barack Obama)
Little Green Footballs —
... Well, he was wrong, and George W. Bush should get some credit for refusing to back down when all around him were losing heart: “The war is over and we won.” ...
…And all I got was this Certificate of Participation
The Poor Man Institute —
... I see that Glenn Reynolds and assorted hangers-on are all atwitter because Michael Yon said something or other. The headline that launched a thousand premature ejaculations of triumphalism: ...
Yon And Instie Declare Victory In Iraq
Newshoggers.com —
... Michael Yon, the Right's favorite "good news" war correspondent has declared victory in Iraq, telling Instapundit Glenn Reynolds "The war is over, and we won". ...
“Victory” in Iraq Defined
Flopping Aces —
... their primary role now is that of a peacekeeper, providing support to a government and a people that seem increasingly capable of handling their own affairs.
We can declare victory because President Bush wouldn’t quit on his troops. If Barack Obama had his way, a triumphant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi would have had a chance to have made the same claim over the Caliphate of Iraq.
- Confederate Yankee
More from Michael Yon, via Instapundit:
And the place we’re at, South Baghdad, used to be one of ...
The War Is Over and We Won
Stop The ACLU —
... says the surge worked, and provides this video: Via Glenn Reynolds: Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. “There’s nothing going on. I’m with the 10th Mountain Division, and about half of the guys I’m with haven’t fired their weapons on this tour and they’ve been here eight months. And the place we’re at, South Baghdad, used to be one of the worst places in Iraq. And now there’s nothing going on. I’ve been walking my feet off and haven’t seen anything. I’ve been asking Iraqis, ...
DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News —
... Boehner to Face Leadership Challenge – S. Benen, Political Animal [image] The Evasions of Bill Ayers – Little Green Footballs [image] Leahy Opposes Lieberman Chairmanship – terjeanderson, Daily Kos [image] The Left’s Interesting Position – Matt Lewis, Townhall [image] A Ticket to the Hague for Dick Cheney? – Scott Horton, Harper’s [image] David Brooks, Right on the Money – Jim Manzi, The Corner [image] The War is Over and We Won – Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit [image] ...
What You Will Not Hear From The Media
Blue Crab Boulevard —
... : A bridal shop? A pool hall? I seem to recall the doom-and-gloom predictions of the war’s critics insisting that Iraq would turn into an Islamist theocracy. That doesn’t square with the image of nighttime commerce in the kinds of pastimes that would blow a Taliban aneurysm. The surge worked. Ed has a stunning video of the before and after. Glenn Reynolds :“THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON:” Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. “There’s nothing going on. I’m with the 10th Mountain ...
Michael Yon: Iraq War Won
protein wisdom —
Insty: “THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON:” Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. “There’s nothing going on. I’m with the 10th Mountain Division, and about half of the guys I’m with haven’t fired their weapons on this tour and they’ve been here eight months. And the place we’re at, South Baghdad, used to be one of the worst places in Iraq. And now there’s nothing going on. I’ve been walking my feet off and haven’t seen anything. I’ve been asking Iraqis, ‘do you think the violence will ...
The Spin To Come
Comments from Left Field —
... If you want a sneak preview of the kind of spin we can expect to see from the right when Obama puts his Iraq troop withdrawal plans into action, here’s Instapundit: ...
Friday evening links
Sister Toldjah —
... —– First and foremost: Michael Yon reports in from Iraq and in a phone call to Instapundit states, “The war is over and we won.” That is music to many an ear tonight. As Glenn notes, Transterrestrial Musings points out: ...
One Down, One To Go
Power Line —
... Michael Yon has reported more fairly, more reliably and more knowledgeably from Iraq, over a period of years, than any other journalist. So it's significant when he reports that the war in Iraq is over: ...
Peace In Iraq
small dead animals —
Peace In Iraq Glenn Reynolds; "THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON:" Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. "There's nothing going on. I'm with the 10th Mountain Division, and about half of the guys I'm with haven't fired their weapons on this tour and they've been here eight months. And the place we're at, South Baghdad, used to be one of the worst places in Iraq. And now there's nothing going on. I've been walking my feet off and haven't seen anything. I've been asking Iraqis, 'do you ...
"The Iraq war is over. We won."
Wizbang —
This message comes from Michael Yon who called Glen Reynolds to give him the news you probably haven't heard anywhere in the mainstream media: "THE WAR IS OVER AND WE WON:" Michael Yon just phoned from Baghdad, and reports that things are much better than he had expected, and he had expected things to be good. "There's nothing going on. I'm with the 10th Mountain Division, and about half of the guys I'm with haven't fired their weapons on this tour and they've been here eight months. And the place we're at, South Baghdad, used to be one of the worst places in Iraq. And now ...
“The War Is Over And We Won”
Say Anything —
... Iraq reporter extraordinaire Michael Yon called Glenn Reynolds from Iraq a few days and reported that “the war is over and we won.” ...
WAR: Anti-U.S. Protest In Iraq
Baseball Crank —
Peaceful protest. Which says it all, really, about how Iraq has changed since the days of Saddam; the fact that this is Sadr's people doing what people in democracies do also tells us how far we've come in the last 2-3 years.
Next you know, they'll be taking the subway. Or sending aid to California. Or this:
More here and here (at pp. 4-6). Unfortunately, instead of giving America credit for what our troops (and our allies) have sacrificed to make this ...
