Saturday, November 22, 2008

Victory in Iraq

Today, we declare Victory.

Victory over the forces of Muqtada Al-Sadr and his Mahdi army.
Victory over Al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Since September, Iraq has been safer for US Servicemen and Women than it was during the No Fly Zone enforcement.

Since May, the average number of deaths per day has been .67 casualties/day. This includes deaths outside of the Theatre of Action, outside of Iraq, and deaths from accidents and mechanical failures.

In fact, it is safer to live in Baghdad right now, than it is lo live in Chicago.

Will there still be deaths? Yes, and some of them will come in combat. Remember, that some members of the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy where still fighting WWII into their old age.

While the deaths of US Soldiers is a tragedy, the more so after the war is actually over, the continued presence of Soldiers in Iraq means one very simple thing.

We learned from our failure at the end of Charlie Wilson's War, and we are not going to fuck up this end game.

Thank you to all those who have served, and my prayers for all who have died. You have done your job, it's our turn now.

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