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This paper analyzes the results of the military operations staged in Baghdad and the surrounding provinces in 2007. It describe how until 2007, US presence in Iraq remained stable in terms of its final political objectives, but as the Bush administration's approval rates went down, the overall strategy was modified to adapt to the circumstances. After examining the degree of progress toward US strategic objectives, the author emphasizes that four years after the invasion, the US has not yet reached the final objective of making Iraq a democratic country able to govern and defend itself.