It just makes my day to log-on to my computer in the morning and read about the success we are having in Iraq. The past month has seen a steady increase in these good news stories. Here is an excerpt from an article I read this morning:
The United States is now winning the war that two years ago seemed lost. Limited, sometimes sharp fighting and periodic terrorist bombings in Iraq are likely to continue, possibly for years. But the Iraqi government and the U.S. now are able to shift focus from mainly combat to mainly building the fragile beginnings of peace - a transition that many found almost unthinkable as recently as one year ago... That does not mean the war has ended or that U.S. troops have no role in Iraq. It means the combat phase finally is ending... The new phase focuses on training the Iraqi army and police, restraining the flow of illicit weaponry from Iran, supporting closer links between Baghdad and local governments, pushing the integration of former insurgents into legitimate government jobs and assisting in rebuilding the economy. (click here for full article)
These really are exciting times! It feels like we have been at war for a LONG time, but to finally see results makes it all worth it. Oh to go back over there and be a part of it all... *sigh*
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