Amir Taheri: Iraq Military Gains

It's time we call a spade a spade here ... there are two wars going on over Iraq. The first is our soldiers and military in the field. The second is the media war to end the war. The huge concern is that the plug will be pulled just when we are getting our act together to win this thing.

Last night I watched CNN and MSNBC spend the first third of their programing positioning all doom and gloom over the war. Never in their coverage was the slightest hint that the military is turning this thing around. Everything is positioned to disturb the American public so that support crumbles.

What scares me the most is other than blaming George Bush, the Left has zero plan to do anything to deal with the catastrophe of what an American military defeat would mean. They are truly a party of dreamers living in a vacuum.

IRAQ: MILITARY GAINS, GOV'T MESS
By Amir Taheri, The New York Post

June 22, 2007 -- SIX months ago, the U.S.- led Coalition force in Iraq appeared to be largely in self-defense mode, allowing terrorists and insurgents much latitude in parts of Baghdad and the troubled provinces of Anbar and Diyala. At the same time, the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appeared to be engaged in a broad political offensive.

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