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Here’s the link to another editorial talking about the success the MNF-I is having in Iraq. It isn’t enough to post this on our websites. The next step is to fill the inboxes of Senators Warner, Voinovich, Alexander, Gregg, Domenici, Collins and Lugar. What I especially love about this editorial is the sarcasm it uses in driving home an important point. Here’s what I’m talking about:

You might not have gathered this from most media coverage, but something extraordinary is happening in Iraq. The United States and the Iraqis seem to be going after, and successfully wiping out, large numbers of al Qaeda operatives.

In the past, the United States has seemed content to “cleanse” neighborhoods of trouble and then hunker down, while the terrorists simply fled and bided their time. But in the past couple of weeks, scores of al Qaeda operatives have been hunted down and killed, with many others taken into custody. America is taking the battle to them, on the outskirts of Baghdad, as part of an effort called Operation Arrowhead Ripper [ed-aka OAR].

Ever heard of it?

As readers of this blog know, I’ve been writing daily (or more often) on the positive results directly attributable to OAR. Since the last of the Surge troops arrived, civilian casualties have dropped 36 percent. That’s irrefutable progress, folks. Here’s another article that talks about major progress in killing AQI terrorists:

An operation west of Baghdad on Thursday focused on a cell making roadside bombs. Coalition forces killed one person and wounded another, the statement said. Three suspected were detained. Coalition forces detained another suspected al Qaeda terrorist in a separate raid in the Tarmiya area Thursday.

“We’re continuing to target all levels of the al Qaeda in Iraq organization and are disrupting both their leadership structure and operations,” said U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher Garver.

In raids Wednesday, forces captured a man suspected of being the al Qaeda in Iraq administrative emir for a Baghdad neighborhood. He is thought to handle logistics and financing for terrorist cells in the area. Three people believed to be his associates were also detained.

In other words, AQI terrorists are throwing in the towel at a faster rate there than GOP senators are throwing in the towel here. The logical goal now is to stem the tide of GOP defections and increase the number of AQI surrenders. Based on the reports coming from Iraq, I think that’s very possible.

The headlines and news flashes from Iraq continue to focus on American dead and suicide bomb attacks. But that seems to be giving undue credit to America’s enemies and the foes of a peaceful democracy in Iraq while ignoring the better news of serious terrorist losses. Along with killing off al Qaeda forces, the ongoing operation has eliminated weapons caches, homemade bombs and, in recent days, a suspected torture house in Baqouba containing saws, drills and explosives.

We can’t expect the Agenda Media or the Democrats to talk about the success stories of OAR. The Agenda Media will ignore the stories and Democrats will lie outright about about OAR successes. What do you think the purpose of Harry Reid’s and Nancy Pelosi’s letter was?

“As many had foreseen, the escalation has failed to produce the intended results,” the two leaders wrote. “The increase in US forces has had little impact in curbing the violence or fostering political reconciliation. It has not enhanced Americas national security. The unsettling reality is that instances of violence against Iraqis remain high and attacks on US forces have increased. In fact, the last two months of the war were the deadliest to date for US troops.”

Reid’s prediction that ‘all is lost’ isn’t credible. The fact is that he pronounced its failure long before the troops arrived. Further, he hasn’t wanted to see proof that it’s working. He’s scared to death it’ll work. Reid knows that Democrats are political history if we stabilize Iraq. The Agenda Media knows the same thing. That’s why they’d been doing their part in this.

That’s why I’ve launched Operation Good News. It’s time to gather a mountain of articles each day that talk about new proof that OAR is working. As I’ve said time and again, we need to fill the GOP wobblies’ inboxes daily with (a) OAR success stories and (b) promises that we won’t financially support their campaigns if they vote like John Murtha. It’s that simple.

I’m looking for an ‘Army of True Believers’ to take up this mission. If true activists intervene, we’ll change votes in the Senate.

Doesn’t Gen. Petraeus and the troops over there deserve that much?

Technorati Tags: David Petraeus, Rick Lynch, Operation Good News, Operation Arrowhead Ripper, John Warner, Richard Lugar, Lamar Alexander, AQI, Pete Domenici, Judd Gregg, Election 2008

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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