Did we win in Iraq again? Wow one war two victorys, suck it WW2.

The U.S. military believes it has dealt devastating and perhaps irreversible blows to al-Qaeda in Iraq in recent months, leading some generals to advocate a declaration of victory over the group, which the Bush administration has long described as the most lethal U.S. adversary in Iraq.

But as the White House and its military commanders plan the next phase of the war, other officials have cautioned against taking what they see as a premature step that could create strategic and political difficulties for the United States. Such a declaration could fuel criticism that the Iraq conflict has become a civil war in which U.S. combat forces should not be involved. At the same time, the intelligence community, and some in the military itself, worry about underestimating an enemy that has shown great resilience in the past.

Now most of us are aware that al-Qaeda was really only a small part of the violence in Iraq. The Bush administration focused on them and puffed them up because it was an easy way to get more support for the war from angry Americans. But it was all bullshit.

And now they are afraid to say that the al-Qaeda threat is over because they have nothing to hide the civil war behind, and Americans are simply not in support of having our troops in Iraq while a civil war rages.

So what will they replace the al-Qaeda fear with? If you guessed Iran you win the prize.