Hillary: Surge Hasn't Worked, Troops Home in 60 Days....

The surge did what was thought to be impossible, turn around a war that was assumed to be lost.  It quelled an insurgency in only a few months, which is amazing by any standards, since the accepted rule of thumb was it take a minimum of 10 years.  By her and the rest of the Dems claiming it hasn't worked only cheapens the brave Americans who have fought and died in Iraq.  And for this, I hope they rot in hell.....

MR. GIBSON: So I want to ask all of you, are any of you ready to say that the surge has worked? And Senator Clinton, let me start with you, because when General Petraeus was in Washington in September, you said it would take a willful suspension of disbelief to think that the surge could do any good.

SEN. CLINTON: And that's right, because remember the purpose behind the surge was to create the space and time for political reconciliation, for the Iraqi government to do what only it can do and trying to deal with the myriad of unresolved problems that confront it.

So it's time to bring our troops home and to bring them home as quickly and responsibly as possible and unfortunately, I don't see any reason why they should remain beyond, you know, today. I think George Bush doesn't intend to bring them home, but certainly I have said when I'm president I will. Within 60 days, I'll start that withdrawal.

Rest here>>>

ZIP

H/T: Ron N.

Comments

[lonetown]

To say the surge did not work is simply a denial of reality.

Does sound like the basis of a great leader.