By Thomas Lifson

One of the claims of leftist critics of the war and occupation in Iraq is that we have supposedly alienated Iraqis and now Al Qaeda has a strong presence there. The latter claim is at odds with the reality that AQ is on the run and has turned to places like Somalia and Pakistan’s frontier as havens.

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This is a very promising turn of events. Sadly, once President Obama withdraws from Iraq (like it or not, Mr. Cult of Personality is most likely the next Commander-In-Chief), this will all take a sharp turn in the opposite direction.