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Sunday, March 11, 2007

"The surge" is going to be bigger, longer, broader, and more violent than promised.

Born at the Crest of the Empire

In the last 12 hours we have reporting that "the surge" is going to be bigger (US approves more troops for Iraq,) longer (Buildup in Iraq Needed Into ’08, U.S. General Says,) broader ("additional U.S. forces will be sent to areas outside the capital,") and more violent (U.S.: Iraqi insurgent attacks intensifying) than promised. Not that I'm surprised by any of these, but the real story is that all of these represent a planning recognition that what was proposed will not work. Nobody wrote that story...

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