Pentagon: 'Surge' Not Working
illustration: Tim Jessell
So can we go home now? [Via HuffPost]
Violence in Iraq, as measured by casualties among troops and civilians, has edged higher despite the U.S.-led security push in Baghdad, the Pentagon told Congress on Wednesday…
“To date, operations in Baghdad indicate that Iraqi government delivery on these commitments has been uneven,” the report said. “For example, there have been reports of political involvement by some leaders in tactical and operational decisions that bypass the standard chain of (military) command.”
The report offered a less-than-optimistic outlook for political reconciliation among the rival sectarian groups in Iraq. It said Shiite fear of a Sunni return to power and splits within the Shiite community “will continue to impede formation of a ‘Shiite consensus’ and complicate reconciliation with the Sunnis.”
C’mon haters, give war a chance already. There are still people in Iraq, ya know? Of course there is going to be unrest. That is the human condition. So, let’s just bomb the fuck out of Iraq and then Iran, just for good measure. God bless George Bush. Such a noble christian man. You know, he is a man of god, right?
He’s a man of god? That enough for me, now let’s kill!