confederateyankee.mu.nu - 11/14/2008
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Though he'd been on a mission all day and was about to drop, Mike Yon just called from Iraq to let me know that the war is over, and we've won. Whatever it is that is left of violence, there...
zombietime.com - 11/17/2008
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Victory in Iraq Day November 22, 2008 We
won. The Iraq War is over. I declare November
22, 2008 to be "Victory in Iraq Day." (Hereafter known as "VI Day.") By every measure, The United States and coalition forces have conclusively defeated all ...
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Victory in Iraq Day, November 22, 2008
pajamasmedia.com - 11/14/2008
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pajamasmedia.com —
November 14, 2008 "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, ...
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“Victory” in Iraq Defined
Flopping Aces —
... A U.S soldier shakes the hand of an Iraqi boy during a patrol in Baquba, in Diyala province some 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, October 21, 2008.
REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
Bush War critics often say success and victory has never been defined. It’s been defined repeatedly; but not as often as the mantra, “What does victory in Iraq mean? It has never been defined?” *Sigh*
I’d say this is the moment when victory is in clear sight:
Though he’d been on a mission ...
Peace In Iraq
small dead animals —
... He says the big problem everybody is talking about now is corruption. But hey, we have that here, too. He'll be heading to Afghanistan next week. "Afghanistan is a bad situation, but on Iraq I can't believe things have turned out so well." He thinks that Obama will be able to pull troops out, and send some to Afghanistan, without creating problems in Iraq. Michael will be reporting from Afghanistan soon, and sending back video, so stay tuned. Things aren't going swimmingly there. Confederate Yankee - "We can declare victory because President Bush wouldn't quit on his troops. ...
"The Iraq war is over. We won."
Wizbang —
... commitment. The media will do what they can to give all the credit to Obama even though he and the rest of the Democrats minus a small minority fought tooth and nail to undermine President Bush, our troops, and their efforts. So what's the big picture? We have a democratically elected government in the Middle East, making it one less country under the control of tyrannical dictators, which is important for not only our national security but the rest of the world's too. Bob Owens at Confederate Yankee , one of my favorite sites, writes this: Our soldiers in Iraq have played ...
Iraq is won?
Angry Bear —
... many roles and worn many hats, but it seems that 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. Stolen in its entirety from Confederate Yankee. (Rdan here...CoRev sends this to me as friendly a poke ...
Gen. Ray Ordierno: We May Never Win in Iraq
Firedoglake —
... Glenn Reynolds, 12/08:
VICTORY LAP? Bush is in Iraq.
Confederate Yankee, 11/08:
We can declare victory because President Bush wouldn't quit on his troops. ...
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