Iraq still struggles

The news from Iraq is good, the restance declines, the reconstruction moves forward, and free institutions are built. The "Support Demoncracy in Iraq" link remains current, because the work there remains unfinished, despite obvious progress. There are those who cling to every piece of bad news, either because they hope for failure, or because they are in the bad news business (the media), but we cannot forget that despite the news of an attack here and a shooting there, the work is valuable, neccesary, and productive. It must continue to become permenent. That is an obvious statement, but the presence of those who would abandon it requires that it be said.