Anbar Province to be Transferred to Provincial Iraqi Control
Monday, June 23, 2008 at 11:22PM This weekend, Anbar Province will be under the sovereignty of Iraq as the authority transfer leaves U.S. hands to Provincial Iraqi Control. Anbar will be the 10th province under Iraqi control with the U.S. offering only back up. There are 18 provinces in Iraq.
Not only that, Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of Multinational Corps Iraq reported that attacks in Iraq are down by an astonishing 80% and that civilian deaths have dramatically declined as such attacks fail to incite sectarian violence.
Looks like Bill Clinton was right when he said in his speech announcing the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 that:
“I categorically reject arguments that this is unattainable due to Iraq’s history or its ethnic or sectarian make-up. Iraqis deserve and desire freedom like everyone else. The United States looks forward to a democratically supported regime that would permit us to enter into a dialogue leading to the reintegration of Iraq into normal international life. “
HOOAH, Mr. President!
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Reader Comments (14)
This was considered imposible only 2 years ago.
Question,
When we talk about the 10 provinces under control out of 18, does that inlcude the 3 in the Kurdish North. Is it 10 or 13 out of 18?
This was considered impossible ONLY ONE year ago!
We've come a long way over these last so many months...
AubreyJ.........
robert, I believe the 18 provinces include Kurdistan.
We have come a long way for sure, Aubrey. Just a year and a half ago Harry Reid was saying the war was lost. So much for judgment and foresight.
Yes, it includes the KRG.
Also, Qadisayah goes PIC early-July. That is 11...
I don't know if any of you have seen the latests sillines from the Democrats, they are demanding Iraq not sign oil deals.
Ve(R)di-Go: "I don't know if any of you have seen the latests sillines from the Democrats, they are demanding Iraq not sign oil deals".
SG: Yah! Only it's Iraqis who don't want a nationally owned resource, privatized, not Democrats.
But that small 'oversight' aside, imagine! ... Iraqis NOT wanting to cede control of their oil to ame(R)ican co(R)po(R)ations. Sheeesh! Don't they know that's (R) under their sand. That the oil companies met with Cheney in pre-9/11 and have already allocated 'ownership' of those oil field!? Who or what do they think they are ... sovereign!?
Snerd
I haven't seen that, robert, but it doesn't surprise me. Do you have a link?
SG said: Only it's Iraqis who don't want a nationally owned resource, privatized, not Democrats.
I don't get your point.
Snerd is just a troll with silly conspiracy theories that wants to disrupt your blog. How can you take it seriously?
Here is the link
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/washington/24contracts.html?ref=world
Snerd, By Public ownership do you mean the good old days when all of Iraqs oil was the trust fund for the Hussein Family, or do you mean the Saudi version when its the trust fund for 2000 family members, or do you mean the Mexican version where it became the porkbarrel for one corrupt political party, or do you mean the Putin/Chavez Version where the oil is a means for a one man to build a a crooked power base for his intrests. What do you mean? As a matter of fact do you have any knowledge of the subject outside information you have been spoonfed?
awww shuccckss, all this talk about "oil" is just a massive conspiracy. daangg, those "liberators" really do mean business!
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What do you mean, Mavic? Are you talking about Iraqi exports of what?
You forgot to say "Haliburton...." "Cheney..." !!!
Looks like Anbar is still held up from being handed over, but Diwaniyah is now in the control of the Iraqi government.
wordsmith, that was news to me. Thanks for the heads up.