Viewed from Iraq at the tail end of a 15-month deployment, the political debate in Washington is indeed surreal. Counterinsurgency is, by definition, a competition between insurgents and counterinsurgents for the control and support of a population. Full Story »
Posted by Leo Romero
It's good to get the perspective of those who experience the 'realities on the ground' in iraq, doing battle every day. this is not necessarily the 'big picture', nevertheless it is an important counterpoint to the leadership, civilian and military, who believe (or at least say) that the surge is doing what it was supposed to, and that by continuing to be there we can make a change for the good
