Ping
Gunfight at the Allah Akbar Corral.
Has this been shown on CNN/US?
BAGHDAD, June 7 -- Lt. Gen. David Petraeus says the new U.S. approach is resulting in "breathtaking" improvements in security in some areas of Iraq. But the commander of U.S. forces told CNN in an interview al-Qaida remains "well-entrenched" in some parts of Baghdad.
Petraeus said Anbar, a Sunni province west of the capital, has been "transformed." Tribes there are joining the coalition in opposing al-Qaida and violence has decreased, he added. The coalition approach focuses on trying to "determine who are the reconcilables and to separate them from the extremists," he said. However, Petreaus admits there is tough work ahead in Diyala north of Baghdad.
He says al-Qaida is still capable of using neighborhoods to build and detonate car bombs and the general confirmed sectarian killings rose again in May after decreasing between January and April.
Petreaus visited the CNN bureau in Baghdad without advance notice. He had visited Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and they decided to "talk a walk" in a safe area. The minister suggested the two of them "knock on CNN's door," CNN reported.
This is gonna get Harry Reid all upset.
Quick, send Pelosi to Iraq to convince the Sunni insurgents NOT to fall for that cheap American trick! Democrat seats are counting on her!
CBS: Baathist insurgents fighting together with US troops
CBS reports Baathist insurgents and Sunni nationalists are fighting al-Qaeda together with US forces
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bdc_1181357307
The Surge is Working
DNCNN is having a hard time picking sides on this one.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters