Comments on: 75% of Baghdad Secure, Up from 8%

By: ConservativeKicks.com

ConservativeKicks.com — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:01:18 +0000

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By: Bandit

Bandit — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:29:11 +0000

The Dems can't stand the agony of victory. American victory anyhow.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:50:54 +0000

We’re not nearly as close a year the Surge this as hoped

What?

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:34:04 +0000

Tlaloc,

Do you have any evidence to go with that or did it come out of the same orifice that Obama got his position on why Anabar has gotten so much safer.

By: Tano

Tano — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:24:14 +0000

Amazing what a little ethnic cleansing can do for the stability of neighborhoods.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:48:54 +0000

Of course the next question is "so what". If the Iraqis take the lead in November 2008 vs November 2007, what real impact is that going to have 10 years from now. Or to put it another way, just because the political side isn't happening as fast as predicted or wished for does that mean we would be better off running away? Unless you can predict a reasonable strategy change (like the surge was for violence reduction), then you have to keep going. Saying if we run away it will force them to move faster on the political than they are now is at best a debatable point (it could also force them into making a deal with AQ or Iran) and is one of those things that is pretty hard to return to the status quo if it doesn't work out (we could always reduce back to pre-surge numbers of troops is a good example of why the surge was not a "destructive test" option). And remember, the left was complaining last year that the surge wouldn't help reduce the violence (e.g. Obama "I did not see anything in the speech or anything in the run- up to the speech that provides evidence that an additional 15,000 to 20,000 more U.S. troops is going to make a significant dent in the sectarian violence that's taking place there." ), so now that they are predicting that no political progress is possible with the surge, I am skeptical. I think the Obama quote is a good example of why someone who is so inexperienced in military affairs/thinking is not necessarily the best guy for being the commander in chief.