Iraq Says Worst Is Over In Baghdad, Democrats Cry

November 19, 2007 · Filed Under War, World News

Much to the chagrin of Democrats, Iraq released new security statistics and declared that “Iraq has defeated the forces of darkness.”

The government released numbers indicating a major decline in violent attacks in Baghdad and the surrounding areas. Attacks such as bombings numbered 323 last month, compared with 850 in February, when a U.S.-led security crackdown was launched, according to the government figures.

“Certainly we still have more to do, but no one can deny that we have passed the difficult stage in Baghdad, the stage that we all had fears of sliding to a civil war,” Ali Dabbagh, a government spokesman, told Arabia TV.

If Mr. Dabbagh thinks that no one can deny the security situation has dramatically improved in Baghdad, he obviously has never met a Democrat.

-Chris Jones