Iraqis have cause to rejoice

The daily Diena sees the withdrawal of US troops in Iraq as a sign of stabilisation and democratisation in the country: "The Iraqis have cause to celebrate. Only two and a half years ago, rocked by ethnic violence and terrorist attacks, the country was on the verge of civil war and ruin. Now things are relatively calm, even if there are still terrorist attacks and they have even become more frequent in the last few days. Notwithstanding, the political forces now compete in parliamentary elections rather than street battles. For President George W. Bush the war and occupation of Iraq six years ago were part of the war on global terrorism. The US's explanation for the war was called into question above all in the US itself, and the mistakes of the first phase of the war were obvious. Yet the great majority of Iraqis shows no regrets about the fall of Saddam Hussein and the freedom it brought. Now the responsibility for the security of the country is being passed on to an Iraqi government."

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