The entire point of the surge was to create space for a political solution...said political solution is nowhere in sight, so the point of the surge failed.

If we just wanted to end the violence without a political solution, we should just turn the whole region into glass...now that would be a successful end to violence without any regard for a political solution, and would at least be honest...so far we're claiming that we're after a political solution, while touting an escalation that did nothing for a political solution.

Either way, that's a total aside to the conversation we're having, which is what the Republican Party will be doing now in Alaska with their likely Senator to be clapped in irons as soon as his appeals are over...does anyone think that this is a good idea?

Fish on...

Todd