No, really, how is it possible that a good story on Iraq make the Big Media, much less being on the front page of Yahoo News?
SAMAWA, Iraq (AFP) – Iraqis have taken charge of security in the southern province of Muthanna, replacing British and Australian forces in the first such transfer of responsibility in Iraq, even as violence continued elsewhere.
"I warn you that the terrorists will do their utmost to make this experiment fail, but we promise that we will stand beside you and give you all the support you need," Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told provincial governor Mohammed Ali al-Hassani at the handoverThursday.
Speaking during a colourful ceremony featuring dancing tribesmen and displays of martial prowess from local security forces, Hassani said "the transfer of security will make the Iraqi people understand that the occupation will end."
That is the kind of news that needs to make it out to all the warring factions in Iraq, that are Iraqi. And to the American Leftards, who believe that we will never leave (we are building bases to stay there forever, just like in Japan and Germany, you know), so they have to make sure that we cut and run. That is one thing that has been missing in Iraq. Letting the Iraqi's know that we will not be staying permanently.
Of course, quite a few of those causing the violence are not Iraqi's. They are Syrians, Iranians, Palestinians, Saudi Arabians, etc.
We need to make sure that the Iraqi people know that we are leaving. Not through announced timetables, but through actions. And this is the kind of action that will let them know.
Linked to Basil's Picnic.
