tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post4770889497768326509..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: The Surge: Two ViewsGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-45337966503049594162007-06-28T13:22:00.000-04:002007-06-28T13:22:00.000-04:00I think all Petraeus' testimony in September has t...I think all Petraeus' testimony in September has to do is fend off the fools for a while. And based on current indications and his brilliance, I expect he'll achieve that. The Mosul comparison is disingenuous, as there were numerous factors outside his purview at the time which undercut his substantial achievements there. He requested and received the authority this time to make sure that wasn't repeated. <BR/><BR/>The political landscape (Sunni-Shia) has changed in ways analysts haven't yet acknowledge. The convergence of the Anbar Awakening's success and the revelation that Anbar likely has more than its share of oil reserves of its own level the playing field enough for any tendency for Shia arbitrary high-handed abuse of Sunnis to be unlikely or even impossible. <BR/><BR/>Keep your eyes in Sheik Sittar. A potential major force for sanity, Sunni and otherwise.Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895289104798325252noreply@blogger.com