Carl Levin: The Surge Failed

Damn right it did.

Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Wednesday that the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq has failed because it hasn’t achieved its primary goal of sparking political reconciliation among that country’s rival sectarian groups. His pessimism was shared by senior Republican John Warner, who said the war is still not going as well as hoped.

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"It is long past time that the Iraqi leaders hear a clear simple message: We can’t save them from themselves. It’s in their hands, not ours, to create a nation by making the political compromises needed to end the conflict," he added.

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Warner, the No. 2 Republican on the panel, said there are signs of progress in Iraq and Afghanistan. "But I think by any fair standard, that level of progress to date has fallen below those expectations we’ve had as a nation," he said.

Compare and contrast those comments by Warner, who’s retiring, to the smug, triumphant delusional speak of St. McCain. While he congratulates himself and his party on the surge’s success, the army is breaking.

No end in sight.

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