Malaki Getting Ahead Of the Curve?

[Annie]

Beating Bush and the investigative committees to the punch?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070106201153

Iraq launches drive to subdue Baghdad

By STEVEN R. HURST and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writers 19 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - In the opening battle of a major drive to tame the violent capital, the Iraqi army reported it killed 30 militants Saturday in a firefight in a Sunni insurgent stronghold just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, speaking only hours earlier at a ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the Iraqi army, announced his intention for the open-ended attempt to crush the militant fighters who have left Baghdad in the grip of sectarian violence.

Hassan al-Suneid, a key aide and member of al-Maliki's Dawa Party, said the Iraqi leader had committed 20,000 soldiers to the operation and would call upon American troops and airpower only when needed....

 

[trobinett]

I like it!

Just hope they continue to have success, and that they continue to CONTINUE.

Well, you know what I mean.