A Trend Detected?
Thursday, May 31st, 2007There’s an old saying that goes something like this: sometimes, you’ve got to take the bad with the worst. Today, Democrats got bad news and the worst news from Iraq:
The fight reflects a trend that U.S. and Iraqi officials have been trumpeting recently to the west in Anbar province, once considered the heartland of the Sunni insurgency. Many Sunni tribes in the province have banded together to fight al-Qaida, claiming the terrorist group is more dangerous than American forces.
This is the worst possible news for Democrats because two things are happening that threaten their consolidating power: things are improving in Iraq and the news media is reporting about it. The media reporting that the surge is working is the worst possible thing for Democrats. Now that that’s happening, they can’t pretend that things aren’t improving.
The U.S. military congratulated Amariyah residents for standing up to al-Qaida. “The events of the past two days are promising developments. Sunni citizens of Amariyah that have been previously terrorized by al-Qaida are now resisting and want them gone. They’re tired of the intimidation that included the murder of women,” Kuehl said.
Let’s hope that there’s new reasons for congratulating Amariyah residents Friday, too.
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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog