Michael Yon is reporting that Nineveh may be Al Qaeda in Iraq's last stand; read his whole report for yourself. (Also, Michael Yon's reporting is funded by donations, so if you appreciate the excellent reporting he's doing, then send him a few bucks!)
Captain Ed's post about this report, to me, displays the danger involved when headlines, news tickers, and even whole stories simply report that there's a new wave of violence. Americans don't understand that, quite often, the upticks we see in violence now are a result of new and important offensive operations by us rather than new outbreaks of insurgency.
Michael Yon has been reporting from Iraq since nearly the beginning of this war, and while he's seen dark times there for our troops and for that nation, his reporting has grown considerably more optimistic since the surge began turning the tide. At this point, it is reasonable to believe that we may very well see the establishment of a stable Iraqi state that will fight jihadists.
George W. Bush may very well be the Harry S Truman of his time.
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