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Mark Davis (not verified) says:
"The surge has worked and it drives Conason crazy."
The surge helped some as did the ceasefire that Al Sadr started. Also the "Sons of Iraq" are taking our money now to stop fighting us and to fight Al Qaeda. Kind of like you can pay the Mob protection money.
Truthfully though to think surging 20,000 more troops has made any long term changes is short sighted. Until the politicians in Iraq make the proper changes (which was what the surge was for) nothing there will really change.
Even this week the wheels are starting to come off of the surge bandwagon.
"The surge has worked and it drives Conason crazy."
The surge helped some as did the ceasefire that Al Sadr started. Also the "Sons of Iraq" are taking our money now to stop fighting us and to fight Al Qaeda. Kind of like you can pay the Mob protection money.
Truthfully though to think surging 20,000 more troops has made any long term changes is short sighted. Until the politicians in Iraq make the proper changes (which was what the surge was for) nothing there will really change.
Even this week the wheels are starting to come off of the surge bandwagon.