 merrie says: .......continued... But the National Intelligence Estimate of Jan 2007 said this: Coalition capabilities, including force levels, resources, and operations, remain an essential stabilizing element in Iraq. If Coalition forces were withdrawn rapidly during the term of this Estimate, we judge that this almost certainly would lead to a significant increase in the scale and scope of sectarian conflict in Iraq, intensify Sunni resistance to the Iraqi Government, and have adverse consequences for national reconciliation. OK, so Obama opposed a surge that succeeded and advocated a policy that the NIE said at the time would lead to a disaster in Iraq. As to whether anyone could have predicted that the surge would be effective - well, Bush did introduce it this way in his January 2007 speech: President's Address to the Nation http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070110-7.html And wasn't McCain pushing for a surge long before Bush decided we needed a surge? Let's compare what would happen if McCain or Obama had become president in 2004. If Obama had become president, we would have cut and run. Troop deaths would not have dropped and it would have been an extremely dangerous place for the token forces forced to stay behind. Iraq would have spiraled into anarchy and civil war. If McCain had become president, we would have had the surge much earlier. We would be years ahead of where we are now and many lives (both Iraqi and US) would have been saved. The troops would already be coming home, and the Iraqi government would probably have even more than 15 of the 18 goals met. One of Obamas so-called accomplishments was a bill to fight the President on the 'surge'. Speaking of that, did anyone happen to see this ad for Vets against Obama? Vets ad criticizes Obama on surge By MIKE ALLEN | 8/26/08 10:25 AM EST DENVER — The conservative group Vets for Freedom is launching a $1.1 million ad buy during the Democratic National Convention, using video of Iraq war veterans to take Barack Obama to task for not giving the surge policy sufficient credit for improvement in battleground conditions. The 30-second spot, called “I Am the Surge,” features three Iraq war veterans — Gabrie... Oh!! Wildly successful. I've said this. ;~) That's me quoting The ONE |
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