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“Lost” Provinces Suddenly Changed
(U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry are seen on a joint patrol with Iraqi troops in Hawr Rajab, a predominantly Sunni area of southern Baghdad, Iraq Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007.)
Victor Davis Hanson’s final reflection on his latest trip to Iraq:
This trip the general feeling was one of almost abject disbelief that ‘lost’ provinces could suddenly change so quickly. But to sum up: there has been a dramatic change on the battlefield, to such a degree not only is the media largely clueless about it, but our own military is so surprised that it doesn’t wish to make any sweeping predictions.
But if the Sunni transformation continues, this is an historic development that may well tip the scales in our favor—with enormous political ramifications throughout the region, and indeed the world at large. How the Arab world—or indeed our own Left—will handle scenes of former enemy and hard-core Sunni nationalists working side-by-side with Americans I don’t quite know, but it should be interesting…