Attached are two articles, one written by Max Boot the other by Fred Kagan, both give a pretty good and honest assessment of the surge after 2 months of effort. Pretty balanced report. I would like to see more emphasis put on the team that Gen Petraeus and AMB Crocker are forming. For the surge to work, and for that matter success in Iraq, the partnership bewteen Petraeus and Crocker is probably the most critical realtionship in the country. A Joint Campaign plan between MNF-I and the Country team to provide strategic direction and synchronization of efforts is a key docuement that should be forth coming from this dynamic team.


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