'Iraq - is the tide turning?'

Melanie Phillips notes the rabid anti-war newspaper, The Independent (UK), jumps on the bandwagon and says yes. A bit late to the party but never mind.

'Attacks on US forces are down from 140 a day to 30 a day. Casualty figures are down. So are assassination attempts. US commanders believe they can reduce forces by up to 40,000. An upbeat General Richard Myers, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said this week: "We're on track." Yesterday, an American civilian contractor was kidnapped in Baghdad. The dying is not over but, in Baghdad and Washington, the feeling is growing that the worst might just be over.'

Melanie is quick to point out however that the Independent still thinks the war was wrong. There's just no pleasing some people.
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