tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125659183363602268.post8924078090972345274..comments2023-10-29T00:46:15.012-07:00Comments on Political Necropsy: New Look at The SurgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125659183363602268.post-35460669536369022342008-02-26T06:59:00.000-08:002008-02-26T06:59:00.000-08:00Great post.The surge has failed on everything it w...Great post.<BR/>The surge has failed on everything it was proposed to achieve. The "Awakening" strategy wasn't in the original proposal; it was added on after the original concept failed miserably as it was impractical.<BR/><BR/>The "Awakening" (or Sahwa) forces are very volatile. They are not loyal to the government, and are in many cases opposed to it. It is the equivalent of turning the Crips into a vigilante force.Todd Dugdale https://www.blogger.com/profile/17584727904734922884noreply@blogger.com