Wall Street Journal on the state of the "surge": [A] resurgence of sectarian violence and attacks on U.S. troops, coupled
with little to no progress on crucial Iraqi political goals, is already
spurring discussion about whether the current strategy can succeed...even the staunchest supporters of the "surge" strategy acknowledge that
the U.S. must do more to push political reconciliation in Baghdad among
feuding Sunnis and Shiites...
....The strategy review
conducted for Gen. Petraeus...argues that Iraq is essentially a failed state and that the U.S.
must devote far more effort to making Iraq's ministries work, said
officials who participated in the review.
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