Security in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, where a brutal insurgency once ruled, has improved so drastically that the United States is about to return it to Iraqi control — opening the door to possible further cuts in U.S. troop levels, officials said Wednesday.[...]
A ceremony marking the Anbar turnover is expected to be held Monday, several U.S. and Iraqi officials said. Each spoke on condition of anonymity because the Iraqi government has not yet announced it.
Monday – the first day of the GOP convention (Labor Day: another bit of sad irony - or black is whitism - on their part).
But then, Gustav is scheduled to smack down here on the Gulf Coast on Monday, too.
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