Presumptive Democratic VP candidate, Joe Biden, speaks during a March 2007 debate on the binding Iraq-withdrawal bill that would require George W. Bush to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq within one year.
American forces on Monday handed over security responsibility to the Iraqis in a province that the U.S. once feared was lost. It's a sign of the stunning reversal of fortunes since local Sunnis turned against al-Qaida in Iraq.