Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Update on The Surge in IraqAnthony Cordesman is at it again. He has a brief paper (5 pages) on the progress of The Surge, with particular reference to the much-publicized action in the city of Baquba: Iraq, Baquba, Arrowhead Ripper, and the Real Elements of "Victory" (Center for Strategic and International Studies) 06/25/07. He writes:Historically, any campaign that has had to begin with as weak a foundation as the surge strategy took at least a year to seriously take hold and often several years. An Iraq in political turmoil, in local economic collapse, and without security even for senior officials and members of parliament, will not move quickly – especially in a Baghdad summer.Get that? The McCain Surge can't even fully start to show success by the fall, according to Cordesman. Cheney and Bush are doing a heckuva job running this war. Tags: anthony cordesman, iraq war | +Save/Share | | |
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