Happy Victory in Iraq Day!
Of course, there have been several victories in Iraq. The First victories, after Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield in the 1990s should have been enough, but the United Nations and other nations undermined by the Oil For Food Scandal let that victory go.
Then there was the military victory that toppled the Saddam Hussein government in a matter of days.
Then there was the victory of the raised purple fingers after the peaceful conclusion of the first post-Saddam national election.
Then there was the political victory of turning a squabbling factions into a functional government and the sidelining of the Iranian backed al Sadr Brigades.
Then there was the dismembering of Al Qaeda in Iraq that much of the mainstream media and claimed not to exist.
And, of course, there is the victory that makes it safer to serve in Iraq than it is to live in Chicago.
Imagine how soon these victories would have come had the effort been supported by all Americans!
