McClatchy: Surge has utterly failed

And so, once again, it falls to McClatchy (nee Knight-Ridder) to report the truth from Iraq....Yes, the number of troops and cvililians killed in Iraq is down and that is a good thing. Yet, as anybody with half of brain can see, this drop will likely only be temporary. And why is that?

Well, let this article tell you:

Despite drop in violence, Pentagon finds little long-term progress in Iraq

WASHINGTON — Despite significant security gains in much of Iraq , nothing has changed within Iraq's political leadership to guarantee sustainable peace, a Pentagon report released Tuesday found.

The congressionally mandated quarterly report suggests that the drop in violence won't hold unless Iraq's central government passes key legislation, improves the way it manages its security forces and finds a way to reconcile the country's competing sects. It said none of those steps has been taken.

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