Skeptics Come Round

"It's hard to decide whether to be sad or happy over Thomas Ricks's piece in the NYT. For years, reasonable people tried to persuade others about the serious threat in the Middle East. Too often those people were ignored. I know I have spent a long time arguing that the Iraqi people deserve to be protected from the terrorist al-Qaeda and Shiite militias who target civilians. But honestly, I never thought that was as bad as what President Bush endured. Say what you wish, but the man made sense. Even Ricks admits it now.

"Looking back now, I think the surge was the right thing to do." Wow! Is that the same Ricks who argued vociferously that Iraq was a waste of time and money? He continues: "In rejecting the view of the majority of his military advisers and embracing the course proposed by a handful of dissidents, President Bush found his finest moment. That said, the larger goal of the surge was to facilitate a political breakthrough, which has not happened.""
IraqPundit