If even John Murtha says we're winning...

If even Rep. John Murtha is willing to admit that we're winning, then where do the rabid anti-war Democrats - and Senator Clinton - get off claiming once again that we're losing? More importantly, if we're winning then why are the Democrats so dedicated to either cutting off troop funding or forcing us to surrender?

Murtha finds military progress in trip to Iraq
Warns that Iraqis must do more for their own security
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Murtha today said he saw signs of military progress during a brief trip to Iraq last week, but he warned that Iraqis need to play a larger role in providing their own security and the Bush administration still must develop an exit strategy.

"I think the 'surge' is working," the Democrats said in a videoconference from his Johnstown office, describing the president's decision to commit more than 20,000 additional combat troops this year. But the Iraqis "have got to take care of themselves."

Violence has dropped significantly in recent months, but Mr. Murtha said he was most encouraged by changes in the once-volatile Anbar province, where locals have started working closely with U.S. forces to isolate insurgents linked to Al Qaeda.

He said Iraqis need to duplicate that success at the national level, but the central government in Baghdad is "dysfunctional."