Iraq: On the Offensive

Fire of Liberty

While the Iraqi forces have had their ups and downs in battling the terrorists throughout Baghdad, they seem to be turning the tide by going on the offensive. According to this report in The Financial Times, the Iraqi government will cordon of the city with 675 checkpoints and several roving checkpoints which will be backed up with some 40,000 police and soldiers. After the death of some 620 Iraqi citizens at the hand of terrorists this past month, the Iraqi government has decided enough is enough.

With this Iraqi effort and the US Marines and Army launching its offensive operations in the Anbar Province, the terrorists scourging the Iraqi capital will find it harder to continue their deadly bombings. As with any fight against terrorists, the best policy is to remain on the offensive and keep it up.