My Way News - Iraqis celebrate US pullback but bombing kills 33
AP reports: "Iraqi authorities welcomed the U.S. pullback with nationalist rhetoric and celebrations in what appeared to be an attempt by al-Maliki to rally the public behind his government and secure more support ahead of an election in January. [...] At a news conference, Odierno charged that Iran was continuing to support and train militants in Iraq who attack U.S. and Iraqi forces with rockets and roadside bombs."

Comment: This was a great day for both U.S. forces and the Iraqi government, it represents a victory for "the surge" strategy and necessary first step on the eventual U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. The next few days and weeks will be a precarious time for Iraq, and the potential for Iran to be a spoiler is high, it's not over...yet.