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Victory in Iraq is almost official!

Posted 25 Aug 2008 in Iraq, victory, war

I saw this little tidbit today and was surprised it’s not getting more play. It looks like we will soon be able to declare “mission accomplished,” not for just removing Saddam Hussein and his regime, but for helping Iraq establish a new era of self-governance. Our military has done a fantastic job and after six years it’s almost time to bring them home!

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Prime Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday that an agreement had been reached in negotiations on a security pact with the United States to end any foreign military presence in Iraq by the end of 2011.

“There is an agreement actually reached, reached between the two parties on a fixed date which is the end of 2011 to end any foreign presence on Iraqi soil,” Maliki said in a speech to tribal leaders in the Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone.

“Yes, there is major progress on the issue of the negotiations on the security deal,” Maliki said.

The Iraqi government has said it is proposing U.S. troops end patrols of Iraqi towns and villages by the middle of next year and U.S. combat troops leave Iraq by 2011.

But Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in a visit to Baghdad last week that no final agreement had been reached. The Bush administration has sought to steer clear of fixed timetables in negotiating the agreement.

Rather than running away from Iraq due to casualties from terrorist attacks, harassment from anti-war protesters, and leftists looking to score political points, our military has held steadfast to their mission and gallantly performed the herculean task of liberating Iraq. And as a further poke in the eye of the naysayers, they’ve lived up to President Bush’s promise: “As Iraqis stand up, we will stand down.” Kudos to the leaders in Iraq and America who have conducted this war according to conditions on the ground rather than political pressure.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
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