"I definitely got that impression. I think he concedes there's certainly areas
of Iraq that are really difficult and are true trouble spots. Al Qaeda in the
north, Shiite militias in the south of, of Baghdad. Still a lot of insurgency,
and still a lot of sectarian violence even in Baghdad. But, I believe he thinks
these are not just pockets of success, what I mentioned about Fallujah and
Ramadi. What he sees is a trend. And what he told me the trend is definitely
going up rather than down, and to continue the progress he believes is being
made so far, that the surge must continue, and the U.S., a full U.S. presence
should be here. But he did talk about geometry on the battlefield, Bob, and
about possibly drawing down some troops. But he thinks that certainly in these
areas where the surge was needed, that it needs to continue. "
Could the surge be working, could even government reform be just around the corner. This is a long hard process, but like all long hard processes there come moments when change happens at a rapid pace that was underestimated. I strongly believe that Iraq needs more time, the people in Iraq don't want to live in violence, and by giving them the ability to have a voice, by creating peace, they will demand change. There are some who will never accept any positive news coming out of Iraq, it is a shame, you can't talk to those people - there is no point.
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