Build on our gains

Hugh Hewitt on progress in Iraq, little reported but with lessons for our approach in that part of the world:

New ABC News polling shows an enormous surge in optimism and security in Iraq, underscoring not just how dramatic has been the turnaround brought about by the surge, but also the much more broad lesson that extremely adverse circumstances can be quickly remedied and momentum in the opposite direction established and maintained with good leadership and sound strategy.

Vindication and concern for the future. Let's build on our gains, not squander them.

Powerline on Hamas' refusal to recognize Israel's right to exist.