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Sectarian violence escalated everywhere immediately after the initial fighting stopped.  The General told visiting Congressmen right after the war that there were not troops to guard these ammo dumps and that they would be overtaken, exactly as they were. 


Iraq has been one mismanagement after another, I agree with you there, and I agree he should have stayed out of the 2004 election.


But, all he really has said was that the surge curbed violence, he admits that the Iraqi political process is failing.  His report is not really "glowing", all it says is really that the surge helped to curtail violence, and that the readiness of the Iraqi army is getting better in taking the lead to fight the insurgency.  There are still tons of problems, and he admits this.  And I agree with him.


I just have a problem with people who most likely did not even hear or read his report, and just assume its some great report so he is bias or attack him personally.  All he really has said was that the surge curtailed violence, but didnt really help the Iraqi political process.


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