Off the Radar Screen

US forces hand over Triangle of Death

"The dramatic improvement in Iraq's security was underlined with the handover to local forces of Babil province, south of Baghdad and once at the epicentre of the insurgency when attacks against coalition forces and Iraqi civilians were daily occurrences."

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"Of Iraq's 18 provinces, 12 are now under the direct security control of the Baghdad government. Coalition forces no longer patrol the streets in these provinces and all routine tasks are performed by Iraqi personnel."

Meanwhile, negotiations of the SOFA are getting very, very tense. I wonder why the US government would "leak" a draft of the agreement as it stands at the moment to the press?

Is there any link between this and the rather sudden strange hints coming from the Dems that Obama's foreign policy stance is about to undergo a monumental shift?

Read about it here, especially the stuff in the comments about national security briefings.

I tell ya, folks, there is a big showdown coming between the West and the theocracy in Iran. It's just a matter of time and I, for one, will be glad to see this thirty year war draw to a close.