No matter how many times you repeat the mantra, Iraq is not yet a success story. Not even close. Not when you back up and look at the big picture, not just a neighborhood.
Where’s The Plan, Mr. President?
Despite Republican and media assertions to the contrary, the “surge” in Iraq failed. The escalation, which President Bush promised would directly result in political progress in that country, has neither pressured the Iraqi government into much-needed action nor has it operated to produce long-term stability. Rather, [...]
The feeling grows:
An Iraq War Roundup: The Surge ‘Window’ Begins to Close & Other Forever War News
You don’t have to be a bloody genius to know that sooner or later the window of opportunity for Iraqi national reconciliation and a lasting reduction in sectarian violence as a result of the successes of the Surge would begin to close unless there was progress by the Baghdad government. Well, boys and girls, it would appear [...]
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