Response to Troop Surge Gains Ground

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I am happy that deaths in Iraq have decreased, and I sincerely hope that the trend continues, even if it means that it hurts Democrats in the next election. Nevertheless, decreasing violence is certainly not success. Where will the Republicans take us from here? Also, as Barrack Obama pointed out in the debate last week, the fact that deaths have decreased from horrific to simply intolerable is not saying much, particularly when you look at the overall trend in deaths since the war started. And if the surge is really working, why is Bush planning to again reduce troop levels next year?

But even if the surge is working, it is too little too late for the Republicans. They will continue to pay a political price for what is arguably the worst political decision since Vietnam: the Iraq war in general. For the next election, I would much rather be a Democrat who opposed the surge than a Republican or Democrat who supported George Bush in his decision to go to Iraq in the first place.

Peace in Iraq,

Donkey