Monday, June 16, 2008

With success - forces drawing down in Iraq

From Gateway Pundit - and not really reported on major media for some reason. 30,000 troops no less.

However, the Iraqi news service Aswat Al-Iraq reported this historic news:

U.S. President George Bush on Monday announced the withdrawal of 30,000 troops by July, highlighting that any further withdrawal of the troops will depend on the security conditions in the country.

This came during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London.

The U.S. president linked any further withdrawal of U.S. forces with the improvement of Iraqi forces’ capabilities and their abilities to bear more responsibilities, as well as the economic improvement and more progress regarding political reconciliation.

“This strategy aims at handing Iraqis more responsibilities,” Bush said.
For his part, Brown denied any impact of the political argument on his government’s stance.

“There is a work to do in Iraq and we will continue our work,” Brown added, stressing that he would not outline any time table for British forces withdrawal.
More... Ace has the Iraq quote of the day from the AP:

"Those positive signs are attracting little attention in the United States."

Update: The major media aren't reporting because it will hurt Obama's chances of winning the Presidency. Who needs to hate Bush, if we're winning the peace.

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