In Our Friends the Turks the WSJ Ed Page highlights a positive development:
Given the media's generally negative reporting on Iraq, we're always startled to hear about any good news. Last week's pessimistic press consensus was that few additional foreign troops will be forthcoming. So imagine our surprise to hear from Turkey's Foreign Minister that his country is moving toward a deployment of 10,000 troops.
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All of this is especially notable because Turkey is the only Muslim democracy in Iraq's neighborhood [...]
So much of the reporting on Iraq has focused on the daily explosions and small setbacks. While these are news, they also obscure the larger story, which is one of overall progress. Above all, they obscure the enormous opportunity that the U.S. toppling of Saddam has created for greater peace and stability in the combustible Middle East. It's good to see that the Turks understand those stakes, even if some Americans still do not.