The U.S. troop surge in Iraq has thrown al Qaeda off balance and led to a reduction in sectarian violence and bombings, the U.S. commander in Iraq was quoted on Friday by an Australian newspaper as saying.
"We say we have achieved progress, and we are obviously going to do everything we can to build on that progress and we believe al Qaeda is off balance at the very least," General David Petraeus told the Australian in an interview after briefing Australia's defense minister, Brendan Nelson, in Baghdad.
I am stunned! I have to admit that I have believed for quite some time that the war in Iraq was unwinnable, and that this surge was nothing more then a way to "kick the can" down the road.
But since I have been told repeatedly that General Petraeus is a man of unquestionable integrity and honesty, then I simply have no choice but to trust that the man is giving us the unvarnished truth. Which means those bozos over at the GAO must have their heads firmly up their asses.
Well I guess I have to go and digest this large helping of crow.
Damn, I just can't believe that I, and so many smart people, were so wrong about this surge.
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