Iraq Reaches Benchmarks Dems Silent

Hey folks,

Iraq's top political leaders representing the Shi'ite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish communities announced Sunday that a compromise had been struck on several key elements of outstanding concern. According to Reuters, the deal includes an agreement on the outlines of a draft oil law, a statement on the powers of Iraq's provinces relative to the central government, and other important concessions vital to Political Progress.

Yup, Political Progress. What the LWL have been calling for. Saying isn’t happening. Saying is a failure

President Bush, at the Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, yesterday, said this.

“I congratulate Iraq's leaders on the agreement reached yesterday in Baghdad. I've been briefed on the agreement, and this morning I spoke to Iraq's elected leaders. These leaders represent all the Iraqi communities. These leaders -- Prime Minister Maliki, President Talabani, Vice President Hashimi, Vice President Abd al-Mahdi, President Barzani -- recognize the true and meaningful reconciliation that needs to take place, and they recognize this is a process. Yesterday's agreement reflects their commitment to work together for the benefit of all Iraqis to further the process.

The agreement begins to establish new power-sharing agreements, commits to supporting bottom-up security and political initiatives, and advances agreement among Iraq's leadership on several key legislative benchmarks.

While yesterday's agreement is an important step, I reminded them, and they understand, much more needs to be done. The Iraqi parliament will convene again in early September, and it will need to act to codify this political progress.

It's in our interests that we help the Iraqi people succeed. Success in Iraq will be a major blow to the extremists and radicals who would like to attack America again. And that's why the United States will continue to support Iraq's leaders and all the Iraqi people in their efforts to overcome the forces of terror that seek to overthrow a nascent democracy.

In this regard, I welcome and accept the expressed desire of the Iraqi leadership to develop a long-term relationship with the United States based on common interests. The United States is committed to developing this relationship and to strengthening diplomatic, economic and security ties with the Iraqi government and its people.”

The Mainstream Media Drones? They say this.

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Of course their big news was and still is the resigning of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales. They love reporting what the usual suspects have to say. The LWL, “it’s about time, it proves he was incompetent, who is next,” ETC. But this GREAT news out of Iraq?

House Republican Whip Roy Blunt said this about the new development in Iraq.

"The broad political agreement struck by Iraq's leaders this weekend represents an important moment in the country's social and political reconstruction, and a potential breakthrough for its future security and political stability.

This consensus is also great news for American support forces in the area -- whose continued success on the ground is helping create the conditions for political reconciliation to take place. I remain deeply grateful for the ongoing efforts of our men and women in the field, and hopeful that the Iraqi political leadership will seize this important moment to move forward with real solutions for the future of its nation.

Real leadership involves making difficult decisions, and then having the courage to act on them. It's now up to the leaders in Iraq to fill in the details of this agreement, and work openly and honestly with one another to deliver a sustainable, long-term strategy for success."

The Democratic Senators responded this way. They said this.

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I guess they are too busy gloating over Gonzales. After all, you do have to give them credit. They accomplished what they wanted. You do not have to like it. You can understand that the separation of powers means they could actually do NOTHING to him. He works for the President, NOT Congress. They have no power. But he caved in. So now they will feel they won. In essence, they did.

But what about this great news in Iraq? What cannot be done? The benchmarks that were just MET?

You see, this is NOT good for them or their accomplices in the MMD. They are invested in the defeat of this country. They cannot and will not politically survive a victory in Iraq. They just can’t.

So first it was “The War is lost.” “The surge has failed.” “Bring our troops home NOW.” No, wait, we are winning. “Well, OK, OK, uh, it doesn’t matter that the surge is working. The Iraq government is incompetent. They have failed. They have not met benchmarks. Bring our troops home now.” Now that the deal, which includes the agreement on the outlines of a draft oil law, a statement on the powers of Iraq's provinces relative to the central government, and other important concessions vital to Political Progress?

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They are thinking folks. They are working hard to find a way to raise the bar higher. They are looking for some other talking points to put out there. They MUST find a new line to call for our troops coming home before we do win. They will NOT give up on this. They cannot let it go. They cannot support the troops. They MOST DEFINITELY cannot support the President. They have to find a new way to attempt to fool YOU into thinking all is lost.

Some in the media will be attempting to down play this deal. Of course you have some saying it won’t work, it’s doomed. They will never come together. What was that? Oh yeah, the surge can’t work. The war is lost. You know, same old same old.

One major problem they face? YOU are not that stupid.
Peter