A Consensus Is Emerging, The Surge Is Working
It’s becoming an undeniable fact.
A consensus is forming among impartial observers that the strategy of the troop surge orchestrated by the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, is starting to pay off, with growing evidence of successes on the ground.
Tactical advances against al-Qaida may eventually result in better security in the cauldron of central Iraq.
Of course, this doesn’t mean we’re on the road to victory. We’re making military progress, but before victory is at hand we need political progress as well. The clock is ticking on our time in Iraq. Even with the surge going well, we only have so much time left. The Iraq government has got to step up on the plate.
Though there’s no need to be too impatient just yet. The whole point of the surge was to give the Iraqi government some breathing room. They’re just getting that now, so hopefully they can pull things together so we can start pulling our troops out soon.













