Is the surge working?

Question

The first period we have results for compares the 2 months prior to the surge to the two months after it started, from the Brookings Institute.
I have analyzed those results from a military perspective and put that and the link to the original report on my blog: http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DfkctJU7dK5B7LcNROoyVQ--?cq=1

My SPECIFIC QUESTIONS are:
In those four months:
Are civlian deaths up or down?
in Baghdad?
in Iraq?
Are car bombings up or down?
Are political assassinations up or down in Baghdad?

How does this affect your position on the war?

Are you confident enough in your opinion to look at the 'facts' or will you only regurgitate what your politicians and journalists tell you to think?

As our Politicians and Journalists have telegraphed to the enemy that more deaths would constitute a failure that they would use against the US, the terrorists have a vested interest in upping the ante.
The goal of the Surge was to help secure Baghdad and other highly violent areas, so yes that is pertinent.

And as stated in my blog and one answerer stated, it is actually a little early to truly score the effectiveness, but yes, there are some measures to judge it. I would not have addressed this at this juncture if it weren't for all those trying to use it in their arguments.

Answer 1

Yes......It seems to be working. Considering the last of the Troops for the surge have arrived less than 30 days ago and the progress has already met half of its benchmarks, I would say that is good progress.

Answer 2

No the surge has no longer labored. it particularly is in basic terms a level to coincide with place of delivery politics. no longer something has labored. Which grow to be envisioned by many in 2002 and early 2003. Devastation, death and destruction grow to be led to Iraq - after 10 years of sanctions that crippled their centers :- water, sanitation, well being. electricity. They went from Gulf conflict a million - then to sanctions - then have been bombarded in Gulf conflict 2. An envisioned a million million people died for the time of the sanctions. yet another 650,000 have died because of the fact the April 03 invasion. they could have been extra effective off under Saddam - who in no way could desire to tournament this manner of deaths, and until his putting grow to be believed to have been in charge for 40,000 deaths. And everybody utilising the term "terrorists" in connection with this question in basic terms would not understand the area.

Answer 3

Are you just saying Baghdad. You don't want the ones that say killed over 150 that were not in Baghdad?

What goes on in Baghdad is immaterial. We have managed to push some of them out, and they go elsewhere!

The telling stories are that Iraqi brigades, which can operate on their own, are down, the sectarian violence is not ending, and the Iraqi government is not capable of running a government! They can't keep up with the troops! In fact their government can't even get enough people to attend so they can have a Quorum and vote!

Your trick questions has little to do with the war as it isn't getting better, it is getting worse!! Especially politically!

We have lost 32 this month which brings the total body bagsl to 3, 898. Over 26,000 have been wounded and 116 have committed suicide!

One soldier did this"

07/13/07 CBS: Soldier Hires Hitman To Avoid Another Iraq Tour
The death and destruction of U.S. troops fighting in Iraq seems to have become so rampant to one local soldier that he actually staged an attack on himself -- allegedly hiring a hitman to non-fatally shoot him -- so he wouldn't be sent back...

The Iraqi security forces have lost 683 this month!
Those are the FACTS! Yours are facts only around a few places in Baghdad! Please take a stroll down one of their streets at 7 am and see how many minutes you last!

Answer 4

It doesn't look like it. How does one actually measure "working?"

Answer 5

it seems to be working.