Posted by
Michael on Monday, January 21, 2008 11:18:48 PM
From Reuters:"We cannot ignore the recent improvements both in the security and
political situation in Iraq," Staffan de Mistura, head of the U.N.
Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), said in a address to the Security
Council.
Indeed, according to the article, one of the dominant factors behind increased progress in Iraq is that the surge has been working;
Reasons for the reduced level of violence include the increased
presence of U.S. and other troops, a ceasefire declared by Shi'ite
cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia and increased cooperation
with Iraq's neighbors, he said.