Well, the purpose of the surge was to provide a secure space, a time for the political change to occur to accomplish the reconciliation. That didn’t happen. Whatever the military success, and progress that may have been made, the surge didn’t accomplish its goal. And some of the success of the surge is that the goodwill of the Iranians-they decided in Basra when the fighting would end, they negotiated that cessation of hostilities-the Iranians.
Pelosi is unable to give credit to Petraeus and his troops? Sometimes Pelosi acts like she is the leader of the Iranian parliament, not the US House of Representatives.
.Susan Duclos is disgusted at Pelosi. (Photo AP/ Steven Senne)
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