Posted by
Buster Foghorn on Saturday, April 21, 2007 6:09:42 PM
Senator Reid drew a considerable amount of attention to himself this week with his comments that the war in Iraq is lost. It was not a good way for the Senate Majority leader to distinguish himself as evidenced by his subsequent trips to the Senate floor to reformulate what he wants us to believe he really meant to say.
It doesn’t appear, however, that the Senator really considered the facts on the ground. Thanks to Max Boot for all his work at getting the story in Iraq and writing about what is happening as a result of the new operation headed by General Petraeus.
Max Boot looks at the progress in Baghdad, Baqubah, Ramadi, and Falluja in an article today in the Weekly Standard: “Can Petraeus Pull It Off?” For me this was the money quote:
Nevertheless, with only three of five extra brigade combat teams on the ground, the situation in the capital has already shown signs of improvement since Fardh al-Qanoon [Operation: “Enforcing the Law”] started in February.
The whole article is recommended.