Iraqis lead final purge of al Qaeda. It would be nice to read this great article in an American publication, but it actually appears in the Times of London. I'm glad the Brits are still on our side, unlike the American left. Here is the article:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article4276486.ece

Here is the first uplifting paragraph:

American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror.

Yes! Did you hear that, American media? The Iraq war is the main front in the U.S. war on terror, and we have won one of its "most spectacular victories" in Iraq. Anyone who calls themselves "American" should be overjoyed. Here's more from the article:

After being forced from its strongholds in the west and centre of Iraq in the past two years, Al-Qaeda’s dwindling band of fighters has made a defiant “last stand” in the northern city of Mosul.

A huge operation to crush the 1,200 fighters who remained from a terrorist force once estimated at more than 12,000 began on May 10.

Operation Lion’s Roar, in which the Iraqi army combined forces with the Americans’ 3rd Armoured Cavalry Regiment, has already resulted in the death of Abu Khalaf, the Al-Qaeda leader, and the capture of more than 1,000 suspects.

I hope you are as proud as I am that we are winning this war that so many people said we could not win. Just remember: if Barack Obama becomes our next president, and he pulls U.S. troops out of Iraq prematurely (on whatever type of timetable he is talking about this week), all of these great gains could be lost.