The Battle of the Surge Was a Win

Page 12 of a Government Accountability Office report published June 23 features data about the war in Iraq that must be central to the debate about what the United States does next in that country.

It indicates we have started to win a war we cannot afford to lose. [snip]

The first fact: We are now almost two years past the point where overall enemy attacks in Iraq peaked.

The second fact: The peak in overall enemy attacks was reached in October 2006 -- the month leading up to the 2006 U.S. congressional elections... [snip]

So, the question now: Which strategic decision by our own politicians is more likely to bring victory?

Should we continue the strategy that delivered the security and political progress of the past year? Or should we abandon it and begin withdrawing from the country?

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