Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Interesting
I found this story about Iraq from yesterday quite interesting:
The papers go inside with news from Iraq, where American forces handed over control of Najaf Province to Iraqis. Najaf became the third province to be turned over to Iraqi forces, and the first handover of a province that was controlled by U.S. troops.
I understand the spin: "we're making progress, they're stepping up as we step down, yadda yadda yadda".

My question is this. Since this province is in the relatively peaceful outbacks of the south, was this merely a redeployment of U.S. military to Baghdad for the big push that's coming? I will be very curious to see what happens in Najaf after the U.S. evacuates.
Written at 8:59 AM by Greyhair.
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