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To: Kaslin; JennysCool
“More significant, however, was the fact that the president did not visit Baghdad. This underscored the fact that the surge has failed, as measured by the president’s and Petraeus’ standards of success.”

What a steaming pile.

People on the ground can most definitely see that the surge has had significant results. And it's not done yet.

11 posted on 09/11/2007 5:55:59 AM PDT by Allegra (Turning Vanity Threads Into New Socks Threads at Every Opportunity)
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To: Allegra
Yes. Scribes in their well-appointed dens with a snifter of brandy and a deadline know so much more than those actually there.

Hope you're keeping notes for your book!

13 posted on 09/11/2007 6:04:29 AM PDT by JennysCool ("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -Mencken)
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