The truth about the Surge
ILLUSTRATED: The violence of late March, 2008 shows that the Surge has not changed the political fundamentals in Iraq. McCain's main argument has been discredited.
As I have said many times on this blog, the Surge has been well executed by General Petraeus and his troops. It has had a cosmetic effect on American politics, but has had no fundamental effect on Iraqi politics.
There was a lot of violence in Basra, the gateway to Iraq's oil industry. It was ended by Muqtada al-Sadr voluntarily, without giving up arms. Thus, Iraq is a powder keg waiting to explode. The surge has really been a band-aid, a temporary lull.
When Democratic campaign workers knock on doors, we need to make the case that the surge has not changed anything. McCain is wrong, he does not stand for a change in policy. Democrats do.
As I have said many times on this blog, the Surge has been well executed by General Petraeus and his troops. It has had a cosmetic effect on American politics, but has had no fundamental effect on Iraqi politics.
There was a lot of violence in Basra, the gateway to Iraq's oil industry. It was ended by Muqtada al-Sadr voluntarily, without giving up arms. Thus, Iraq is a powder keg waiting to explode. The surge has really been a band-aid, a temporary lull.
When Democratic campaign workers knock on doors, we need to make the case that the surge has not changed anything. McCain is wrong, he does not stand for a change in policy. Democrats do.
posted by Teka Thomas at 1:18 PM
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