The Middle East's forgotten democracy

World Net Daily, February 15, 2007 - Sen. Jason A. Atkinson wrote,

Sometimes in a highly charged political atmosphere the obvious gets overlooked, even something truly important that history will later reflect on with absolute clarity. Despite the endless bad news we've heard from central Iraq, there's a quiet revolution going on to the north. Thanks to years of military protection, the Kurds have succeeded in creating the one thing President Bush seeks in the Arab world: a beachhead of democracy. Don't expect to hear about this in the media, but the Kurdistan Regional Government is a genuine U.S. success in the war on terror – if we can keep it. Continued...