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Originally Posted by Polar
Even CNN reported (finally) that civilian casualties are down 80% and coalition casualites are down 85%.
Harry Ried, who declared the Surge a failure before all the troops were even on the ground has now changed his tune and stated the Surge is working.
Only those plugging their ears and going "LALALALALALALALALA" would think the Surge isn't doing exactly what it was designed to do.
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It's funny you should mention complete and intentional ignorance to the effect of the surge, because your post is a prime example.
The Iraqis had only met three of the eighteen criteria at the time of the legally mandated and required GAO assessment of the Surge's success or failure, BUT NO ONE PANICK! Patraeus says that's okay. ...oh and the decrease in violence? It turns out
that is the result of areas being overrun by Sunnis and Shias. That and since the troop surge the rate of Iraqi's fleeing the country have increased.
But I'm sure you already knew all that.