Iraq: Democracy Putting Its Root Down

It's Not A Put Down
I Put My Foot Down
And Then I Make Some Love
I Put My Root Down
--Beastie Boys

Insurgents are seeking their own exit strategy, while the doubters should be looking for theirs:

Iraq's insurgents ‘seek exit strategy'

Many of Iraq's predominantly Sunni Arab insurgents would lay down their arms and join the political process in exchange for guarantees of their safety and that of their co-religionists, according to a prominent Sunni politician.

Is the end in sight? Nope. But it's a good sign.