[fantom]

Well. Isn’t it amazing how quickly things turn when you kill your enemy without apology . Nice change from four years of bringum to jusstis. The people in Iraq have to want a form of democracy , i don’t see the desire. This so called surge should have happened long ago . It looks like the dems and some repubs will make sure success is out of the question.

[eureka!]

"This so called surge should have happened long ago"

agreed, but hindsight is 20/20. Bush listened to the commanders on the ground and his advisers and, in retrospect, they were late in seeing the success that al Qaeda was having in spurring the sectarian conflict. Had I one wish in this regard, it would be to turn back the hands of time for at least two years in Iraq for a do over. That not being possible, Godspeed to our troops and Iraqi allies...