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2008-07-25 Iraq

Why can't Obama admit the obvious? The surge worked

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-07-25 00:26|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 One thing Obama's visit did, was to focus the media on the fact, that the surge worked.

Interesting, how many in the MSM are attempting to get the O to admit he was wrong, that the surge is working. Do they know, in doing so, they are announcing to the world, that yes, indeed, The Surge did work?

Posted by Sherry">Sherry 2008-07-25 01:04|| 2008-07-25 01:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Be careful. The decline in violent incidents in Iraq began when the Awakening movement of Anbar Province, began to work with local US commanders. That was several months before the Surge commenced. It is true that Sunnis took the Surge as a commitment of US troops to stand between them and aggressive Shiites, but it was really Sunni-Shiite politics that led to the rough peace that we see today. The Status of Forces Agreement ends on July 31; McCain needs to avoid setting himself up for an over optimistic assessment of what could amount to a transient peace. The fact that the Shiite Parliamentary majority expressed considerable support for the Iran President, during Ahmadinejad's June visit, manifests perverse manipulation. The Dems will jump on any over-statement. Just the facts, please.

Posted by McZoid 2008-07-25 01:55|| 2008-07-25 01:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Compare wid MARKET ORACLE [Stratfor] > IRAN IS VITUALLY IMPREGNABLE FROM A SUCCESSFUL US INVASION/THE GEOPOLITICS OF IRAN - HOLDING THE CENTER OF A [pan-]MOUNTAIN FORTRESS.

Islamist-Radical IRAN is a poor State but has SUPER-DEFENSIBLE BORDERS + INTERNAL ENCLAVES, AND HAS UNDERTAKEN AND COMPLETED MOST OF THE VITAL STEPS NEEDED TO EFFEC ENDURE AND PREVAIL AGZ ANY MAJOR US ATTACK AND INVASION???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-07-25 02:02|| 2008-07-25 02:02|| Front Page Top

#4 It is true that Sunnis took the Surge as a commitment of US troops to stand between them and aggressive Shiites,

But that is 90% of victory in a guerrilla war. If people begin to think you are going home then they will help the guerrilla in order to not be killed once you have witrhdrawn and the more brutal the guerrilla the more they will help it.

In Algeria teh French Army (more exactly its paratroopers) had the FLN on the ropes and there were more nataives fighting the FLN that for it. Then De Gaulle began to make noises about leaving. Instant result: anatives rallied massively the FLN.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-07-25 04:57|| 2008-07-25 04:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Obama may really be a narcissist, I think by the way he's talking lately that he really believes this Obamassiah shit. He may really be slipping into total neurosis.

Posted by bigjm-ky 2008-07-25 13:01|| 2008-07-25 13:01|| Front Page Top

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