Michael Yon reports that the battle in Iraq could be essentially over by the end of this year. He emails:
Washington Post reports growing success in Basra by the Iraq security forces. Violence in Iraq is reaching an all time low, perhaps lower than at anytime in several decades. But make no mistake Iraq and it’s people have been ravaged by decades of war. Finally they are getting their chance at freedom thanks to the sacrifice of the men and women who have set them free from tyrants. With any luck, on my next trip to Iraq I will see little to no combat.
Meanwhile, there’s even good news from Afghanistan.
Missions by special forces and air strikes by unmanned drones have “decapitated” the Taliban and brought the war in Afghanistan to a “tipping point”, the commander of British forces has said.
Of course, the war can still be lost, as it has been lost in England and most of Europe, but we could win significant victories in the Middle East.
