Bongulator
Well-Known Member
I don't think we should pat ourselves on the back too hard. It's more of a shared victory. Without the Sunni Awakening, the violence would still be as widespread as it ever was. It's the combination of the Awakening and our troops that have provided the stability we've seen lately. Which had more effect? I'd tend to think the Awakening, since there are far more Sunnis than there are US troops *and* they're Iraqis so they blend in, and probably find out more than we ever could alone.
But yay, I'm glad things are going great in Iraq! Because we need those troops to fight in Afghanistan. And hopefully some of our soldiers will get some well-deserved rest before they all go nuts from PTSD.
But yay, I'm glad things are going great in Iraq! Because we need those troops to fight in Afghanistan. And hopefully some of our soldiers will get some well-deserved rest before they all go nuts from PTSD.