At Memeorandum, this proclamation from Aussie Andrew Bolt:
THERE is a reason Iraq has almost disappeared as an election issue.
Here it is: The battle is actually over. Iraq has been won.
I know this will seem to many of you an insane claim. Ridiculous!
After all, haven’t you read countless stories that Iraq is a “disaster”, turned by a “civil war” into a “killing field”?
Didn’t Labor leader Kevin Rudd, in one of his few campaign references to Iraq, say it was the “greatest … national security policy disaster that our country has seen since Vietnam”?
You have. And you have been misled.
Here is just the latest underreported news, out this week.
Just 27 American soldiers were killed in action in Iraq in October – the lowest monthly figure since March last year. (This is a provisional figure and may alter over the next week.)
I am sure by the end of the day this will be the most popular item among the jingosphere- it has the right mix of chest thumping, contempt for liberals, and paranoia about the media that it is right up their alley. Regardless, here is my take:
Fine! Great! You were right, I was wrong. Can we bring the troops home now?
*** Update ***
Another piece on declining casualties. While things are just down to the level of violence a year ago, I am just happy it means fewer dead GIs.