I thought those of you who still review these pages would be interested to see this article today in the WSJ. I’ve been hearing snippets of “the surge” and the positive impact it is having, but it is nearly impossible to find anything in the MSM. As most of Americans have blindly accepted the politician’s take, and have begun to clamor even more so for retreat, it appears our military has continued the hard work of war and is making much progress.

This is war, and the enemy is reacting. The enemy uses suicide bombs, car bombs and brutal executions to break our will and that of our Iraqi allies. American casualties often increase as troops move into areas that the enemy has fortified; these casualties will start to fall again once the enemy positions are destroyed. Al Qaeda will manage to get some car and truck bombs through, particularly in areas well-removed from the capital and its belts.

But we should not allow individual atrocities to obscure the larger picture. A new campaign has just begun, it is already yielding important results, and its effects are increasing daily. Demands for withdrawal are no longer demands to pull out of a deteriorating situation with little hope; they are now demands to end a new approach to this conflict that shows every sign of succeeding.

The whole article should be read by anyone even remotely serious about framing their own position on where we should go from here.