Mission Accomplished!

In my heart I kept thinking that this terrible struggle may be over soon. Now here’s proof. With the Iraqi’s steeping up to defend their newly one democracy, it could only be a matter of time before there was a US troop pullout.

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's prime minister said Wednesday he wants U.S. troops "on their way out" as soon as his government can protect its new democracy. The top American general in the country said he hopes to begin significant withdrawal by next spring.
At the same time, in an unannounced visit, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Iraqi security forces should take on more tasks now performed by U.S. troops.
American military commanders have repeatedly expressed hopes in recent months that they could begin major troop reductions next year, depending on the intensity of the insurgency. Even so, Wednesday's remarks seemed to signal a new willingness to discuss specific ways American troops might exit an increasingly unpopular war in which nearly 2,000 have died.

There’s more good news: Not with our tail between our legs, as the defeatists would have it, but with the words of our President, written in blood: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!