Hopefully they are reporting that the surge is succeeding since it is. I have always had complete confidence in the surge since it is a new and brilliant formula for fighting what MNJ calls an asymmetrical war. One that is not traditional, where the enemy hides near civilians, children, and uses terror techniques I like to call the chicken sh___t methods to disrupt life in a city.
Our new leaders have figured out that it's necessary to put our troops right in with Iraqi troops,let them live together and do everything together.
The key to winning this war has alway been to get the locals to turn in the terrorists without fear of being killed themselves.
the only way to do that is give them them the security they need, we are doing that and apparently it's working. there is new thread here on the surge working its here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1799098posts