“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
-- Winston Churchill
When President Bush met with Iraqi Prime Minster al-Maliki, I missed the news coverage of their press conference. Now that I've had a chance to read the text, I'm glad I missed the spin that was probably put on it by the mainstream press.
Among the encouraging words from the Prime Minister, the following comments from his address to the press reminded me of the Churchill quote that started this post:
"... And, in this field, we have achieved our first and initial success when our forces assumed the responsibility in the Muthanna governorate. This is a very important step. It will be followed by similar steps in many other governorates in Iraq.
We are determined to defeat terrorism. And the security plan for Baghdad has entered the second phase, and it's achieving its objectives in hunting the terrorist networks and eliminating it. ..."
It is more apparent to me than ever that the Iraqi people, who continue to put themselves in harm's way to vote, to join the security forces, and to root out insurgents in their communities, are determined to continue this fight. It is now their courage to continue that counts. Bravo, Iraq!
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