The Surge: Few Answers, More Questions
Far from being the success which many have claimed it to be, the surge has actually accomplished very little according to Professor Andrew Bacevich of Boston University. Violence in Iraq has declined, but more because Sunni tribal leaders have been accommodated than because of additional US troops. Major problems with electricity and oil continue to persist and the surge’s only "undeniable success" is that it ensured ongoing US military presence in Iraq. Endeavours in Iraq thus far have illustrated the limits of American power and the surge has merely cemented the fact that Bush’s successor will be bequeathed the Iraq war.The Washington Post, January 20, 2008
