tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post8313778297144974840..comments2024-03-06T04:35:38.806-06:00Comments on Disaffected and it Feels So Good: I'll Define Winning in Iraq Right Now...Grung_e_Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293433952655399056.post-69318264831524776132008-07-09T11:16:00.000-05:002008-07-09T11:16:00.000-05:00The Surge worked.The Surge was a political device ...The Surge worked.<BR/><BR/>The Surge was a political device used to shift the domestic debate. The Surge was developed shortly after the 2006 election when a Democratic majority was elected with the false expectation of bringing the war to an end. The Surge switched attention from debating ending the war to debating whether the Surge was successful.<BR/><BR/>The Surge met it's objective. It kept the debate from focusing on a pullout. Whether or not it met any military objectives was inconsequential to its success or failure.ranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584685394945176255noreply@blogger.com