Al Qaeda is counting on sapping our will and persuading America to choose to lose a war it could win.

We can--and must--choose victory in the Iraq war.

Anbar's citizens needed protection before they would give their "hearts and minds."

Success will be achieved in Iraq whenit is a stable, representative state that controls its own territory, is oriented toward the West, and is an ally in the war on terror.

The Iraqi government ensured integrity and security, while Iran and sectarianism were the big losers.

Violence is up in the Baghdad belts because U.S. and Iraqi forces have been aggressively attacking al Qaeda bases in those areas.

The surge of U.S. troops in Iraq is generating some promising results. While we cannot yet call it a total success, we likewise cannot yet call it a failure.

The accomplishment of some of the established benchmarksin Iraqillustrates the positive progress that has been occurring.