A War We Just Might Win

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FIGHT FOR VICTORY TOUR SEPTEMBER 3RD - 15TH

Outstanding news - two previous critics of Operation Iraqi Freedom have just returned from Iraq and written a new report, "A War We Just Might Win."

Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack, of the liberal-oriented Brookings Institute, wrote a piece in the New York Times that has opponents of the mission in Iraq in a state of shock and dismay:

"Here is the most important thing Americans need to understand: We are finally getting somewhere in Iraq, at least in military terms. As two analysts who have harshly criticized the Bush administration's miserable handling of Iraq, we were surprised by the gains we saw and the potential to produce not necessarily "victory" but a sustainable stability that both we and the Iraqis could live with."

As the media has reported today, this sets the stage for a major showdown in Washington, D.C. on September 15th when the report on "the surge" by Gen. David Petraeus is to be delivered to Congress.

Two Brookings Institution guys -- these are leftists, by the way -- saying, "Hey, we are winning in Iraq." Feingold also said, (paraphrasing) "I don't care. I don't see any evidence. I'm just not going to accept the president's word." This is going to be a big problem for the left because these two guys just got back from Iraq, they say the surge is working, it's showing great promise. It would be unconscionable, they say, to pull out of there prior to 2008. You can hear Pelosi's face crack again when she got up and read this this morning. You could probably see it crack when she read this. The left-wing blogosphere is no doubt going nuts. Maybe it's too much to hope for, but can you imagine how the attitude and the mood in this country would change if the reporting about the surge working could actually serve to help unite the people of this country behind this effort? Do you realize the difference that would make in public attitudes and moods? I know it's a long shot, because the left is already invested in defeat, as are the Democrats in Congress. But it will be interesting to see. - Rush Limbaugh