Category Archives: Iraq Good News

Iraqi Air Force Stepping

Well, it made it into the Washington Times, but, not finding it anywhere else The Iraqi air force, struggling back to life after being decimated in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, played a key role in battles against rebel militiamen in Basra last week, boosting morale among Iraqi troops and providing hope for the country’s […]

McCain On Patraeus And Supporting The Troops

I missed all the hoopla today with General Patraeus testifying, managers meeting all day, so, kinda behind the times on this. Happened last time, too. Best thing I can recommend is to check out Michelle Malkin’s spot. She has a great run down of what went on, plus, lots of links and trackbacks to follow. […]

Politics Vs. Patraeus

New vid from the RNC WASHINGTON – Today the RNC released a new Web video, titled “Politics vs. Petraeus.” The video highlights Senators Clinton and Obama’s politicization of the War on Terror and complete disregard for the facts and the warnings made by General David Petraeus during his last congressional hearing on September 11, 2007. […]

Spittle On The Monitor: Iraq Security Improves

Anyone want to bet that the computer monitors of many a moonbat are covered with spittle when they saw this? A new classified intelligence assessment on Iraq says there has been significant progress in security since the last assessment was delivered in August, a senior military official said. Brains exploding. How dare AP write such […]

Celebrating Women In Iraq

Can you imagine this occuring 5 years ago? VICTORY — Multi-National Corps – Iraq recently celebrated “Women’s Art, Women’s Vision” at Al Faw Palace, during a Women’s History Month presentation sponsored by the 11th Signal Brigade, Task Force Thunderbirds. The observance honored accomplishments of influential female artists by showing their art and telling their stories. […]

Eight Dead Al Qaeda In Samarra

I wonder if there are any virgins left at this point US soldiers killed eight suspected Al Qaeda fighters and detained 10 others in raids around Samarra, 100km north of Baghdad, the military said. Seven other suspects were arrested in operations elsewhere in central Iraq. Coalition forces killed an armed rebel and detained a suspected […]

Troops Target Al Qaeda In Mosul

Will the Obamessiah redeploy the troops then send them right back in? Coalition and Iraqi security forces are targeting al-Qaeda terrorists who have taken refuge in Mosul after fleeing Baghdad in the wake of surge operations, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Iraq said Sunday. “Mosul, as you know, is the center of al-Qaeda […]

Surrender Monkey Friday: Chemical Ali Cleared To Meet The Hangman

The Surrender Monkey is here to give all the liberals their talking points on the soon to be hanged Chemical Ali. Why? Iraq’s presidential council has endorsed the execution within a month of Saddam Hussein’s cousin, known as “Chemical Ali,” for his role in the 1980s scorched-earth campaign against Kurds, officials said Friday. But it […]

TLF: 1,100 Graduate From Iraqi Police Academy

Yup, absolutely no progress in Iraq History was made when the inaugural class of more than 1,100 Iraqi Police (IP) recruits graduated the two-week Basic Recruit Training Course, Feb. 21, at the Furat Iraqi Police Training Academy in Baghdad. During the initial phase of their training, the graduates successfully completed training on weapons familiarization, law, […]

Marine Veteran Has Real Hope

And, he has put it into action! In his new documentary “Outside the Wire ’07,” U.S. Marine veteran J.D. Johannes documents firefights between U.S. troops and al Qaeda and examines the troop surge in Baghdad. One segment of the film, “Anbar Awakens,” tells how the surge’s new strategy of putting troops in villages — and […]

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