Originally Posted by
LivingInMEM
You do realize that it was do an overwhelming show of strength that caused these events to occur, don't you? Or was it a change of heart on their part or the fact that we said please? They accepted our terms over their demise. Ever notice how these factions change sides on a whim, it is due to thier immediate survival requirements and they go with the strongest side. Sometimes you have to show who the strongest side is.
Try to go beyond the bullet statements that you see on TV.
I think you're going to have to look beyond the talking points and sound bites you see on Fox news. The tide was already turning before the additional trooops arrived with the Anbar Awakening. The first additional troops didn't arrive until after the violence level had already begun to decline. The awakening brought about lower violence, the surge and redeployment of troops are helping to keep it low. The change of heart wasn't because of our show of strength, it was because Al Qaeda was killing Iraqis and destroying neighborhoods.