It was just a year ago…

…that we "surged." Remember why? To make this happen...

To establish its authority, the Iraqi government plans to take responsibility for security in all of Iraq's provinces by November. To give every Iraqi citizen a stake in the country's economy, Iraq will pass legislation to share oil revenues among all Iraqis. To show that it is committed to delivering a better life, the Iraqi government will spend $10 billion of its own money on reconstruction and infrastructure projects that will create new jobs. To empower local leaders, Iraqis plan to hold provincial elections later this year. And to allow more Iraqis to re-enter their nation's political life, the government will reform de-Baathification laws, and establish a fair process for considering amendments to Iraq's constitution.

Whatever the escalation of deployments to Iraq may have accomplished, you can't call it a success when its stated purpose is completely unfulfilled.

It did help this happen, though...

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Damn.


Hat tip to Atrios.