Gen. Petraeus is cautious but very optimistic about what is going on in Iraq today. He has completely reorganized what and how our troops are doing in Iraq. The Iraqi people are responding very positively, and helping our troops in stopping the violence there. Isn't this what we all want? Do we want to pull out now that something good is actually happening again? After a year of al-Qaeda having success in stirring up violence, we have found a solution that seems to work.
"We're using 'soft knock' clearing procedures and bringing the locals in on our side," he notes. By being in the neighborhoods, getting to know the people and winning their trust, the soldiers have allowed the people to turn against the al Qaeda terrorists, whom they fear and loathe. Petraeus says his goal is to pull al Qaeda out "by its roots, wherever it tries to take hold."Read the full article here!
Why can't our politicians pay attention to what's happening NOW? Give this some time. If this Fall it is all back to where it was last November .... then we rethink our overwhelming presence there.
I believe that we will have to have a continuing presence in Iraq for a long time (aren't we still in Germany, Japan, Korea, Bosnia, Afghanistan??). But the mission of those forces may need to be much different if this "surge" fails.
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