The New York Post published an article recently outlining the impending victory in Iraq for allied forces. I’m a little more cautious given the length of time it normally takes to complete a counter-insurgency campaign. The average in modern times is around 12 years – so it will be a while before US forces leave Iraq – much like during the Malayan Emergency which lasted over 12 years but petered out towards the end of the campaign. From the New York Post:
AMERICA has won, or is about to win, the Iraq war.
The latest proof came last month, as the Iraqi army – just a few months ago the target of scorn and abuse from Democratic politicians and journalists – forcefully reoccupied three cities that had served as key insurgency bases (Basra, Sadr City and Mosul).
Sunnis and Shias alike applauded as their nation’s army compelled insurgent militias to lay down their arms. The country’s leading opposition newspaper, Azzaman, led the applause for the move into Mosul – a sign that national reconciliation in Iraq is under way and probably irreversible.
Note that very little coverage is given to the Iraq War in Australia now.