Note that Petraus says military objectives of the surge has worked. None of the politicl ones so in a sense both statements are true. As for Anbar province. That is a disaster waiting to re-happen but won’t bore you with the details..What happened to the surge goal of reducing the need for US forces to stay? Still have more troops than before the Surge which was declared over last month. (Of course those lucky lads get to go to Afghanistan our other success story).
Thomas M. Skypek is a defense policy analyst based in Washington, DC. His articles on defense and foreign policy have been published in The National Interest, The Washington Times, The Journal of International Security Affairs, The Weekly Standard, The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, and Chief Brief. He is a 2010 Washington Fellow at the National Review Institute. He is also a 2010 Nuclear Scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent any organization.
Note that Petraus says military objectives of the surge has worked. None of the politicl ones so in a sense both statements are true. As for Anbar province. That is a disaster waiting to re-happen but won’t bore you with the details..What happened to the surge goal of reducing the need for US forces to stay? Still have more troops than before the Surge which was declared over last month. (Of course those lucky lads get to go to Afghanistan our other success story).