Surge may be working, says Dem analysts
I'm surprised to not see this discussed anywhere on CG, given how supportive this board is of the Iraq war effort.
"Viewed from Iraq, where we just spent eight days meeting with American and Iraqi military and civilian personnel, the political debate in Washington is surreal. The Bush administration has over four years lost essentially all credibility. Yet now the administration’s critics, in part as a result, seem unaware of the significant changes taking place. Here is the most important thing Americans need to understand: We are finally getting somewhere in Iraq, at least in military terms. As two analysts who have harshly criticized the Bush administration’s miserable handling of Iraq, we were surprised by the gains we saw and the potential to produce not necessarily 'victory' but a sustainable stability that both we and the Iraqis could live with." They go on: "... the first thing you notice when you land in Baghdad is the morale of our troops ... morale is high" "... civilian fatality rates are down roughly a third since the surge began ..." "... A local mayor told us his greatest fear was an overly rapid American departure from Iraq.... " "... things look much better than before ..." "... In war, sometimes it’s important to pick the right adversary, and in Iraq we seem to have done so...." "... Another surprise was how well the coalition’s new Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams are working...." All is not rosy, of course. They criticize the lack of progress in the central government, and they emphasize that all is not yet won (though down, civilian casualties are still too high). But we are winning. Don't ask Harry Reid that, though. By the way, did I mention these guys are Democrats and critics of the war? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/30/op...=1&oref=slogin |
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I don't care if everyone turned in their guns and peace was declared. It still would have been a waste. We shouldn't be overthrowing governments and trying to install our preferred leaders.
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How would you like both a Iran like Iraq on your hands right now. It is so easy to sit on the sidelines and say what plays should have been called after the play has been run. |
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We all know if Crowton had punted, BYU would have won the game. After analyzing football games, I guess some people get tired and move on to bigger things like analyzing war strategies. |
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P.S. My political views are not any less credible than your religious views. |
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Perhaps you might understand why I would think this guy would be more credible on the subject than you. I would be happy to hear a quote though from someone other than his political advesaries disagreeing with Blairs aid. |
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