So, here's my question-du-jour for the pro-war crowd:

What do you think will happen, if the surge "works"?

Like, the "Anbar miracle" becomes permanent, and suddenly our troops find themselves bored with nothing to do -

And let's say Bushie starts bringing a few of 'em home..... (or not, whatever)....

But the question is, what do you think will happen after that?

It would be the worst thing in the world for democrats, and they're not going to let that happen.

Also, our main stream media would have to shut down, they would have nothing to report on. You do know they only like to report news that hurts Bush and the United States

Has anyone else noticed? Why hasn't there been few if any news articles on how well the surge is going or how well our troops are doing. Why is that?

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Cheney is the second executive officer to shoot someone in the face and chest. Clinton was the first.

The question is more along the lines of the "exit strategy".

You know, "what happens after we leave", that kind of thing.

So, let's say, the "Anbar surprise" takes hold longer-term, and the Shi'a decide they're better off playing nice for a while -

And let's say we "draw down".

What do you see happening then?

After what the US has endured from the haters and nay sayers, we will not just walk. We will be careful to put in place an Iraqi gov. well enough equipped to handle the terrorists or any other foreign dominator.

And I can guarantee you, it will not make headline news.

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Cheney is the second executive officer to shoot someone in the face and chest. Clinton was the first.

"Works" is as an archaic statement as "win"!

What exactly constitutes, that it has indeed worked? Low body counts? The end of their civil war? Christian converts? Democracy? Maybe a new American territory will settle things once and for all?

What does it mean? What is the goal of this war, I mean besides looting the piggybank and getting a selected few richer?

...and just exactly who stated that there ever was/will be an exit strategy? This is a never ending profiteering venture, or at least until a religious Armageddon puts a permanent damper on things?

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There are only two things wrong with this great nation of ours, democrats and republicans!

Not necessarily in that order.

Define "works." Does that mean the same thing as "we won?"

If it doesn't mean we won, the fact that "the surge works" just indicates that we will continue down the same path with the same goal of eventually winning, because "the surge working" isn't permanent and there are no guarantees.

A better way of stating this phrase would be; "the surge is working for now."

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I've been informed....don't blame Bush, he's "not in control"
That must make him out of control

You hit the nail right on the head.

The Socialists are INVESTED on America's defeat in Iraq. I wouldn't doubt that Harry Reid secretly marvels over every bit of bad news that comes out of Iraq. They WANT bad news in Iraq. They WANT to hear that the surge isn't working.

Look...the Socialists only want ONE thing...total control over EVERYONE. Their thinking is, the more deaths during the Bush administration, the better for THEM. Every roadside bomb that goes off, is a small victory for their party. Every Al Qaida leader captured, is a glaring defeat.

Bronco's right...you can always tell how well we're doing in Iraq, by how much news DOESN'T come outta there.

Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups will be dealt a tough blow that will set them back years and years.

Iraq will be strong enough to have its own security forces and we will be able to pull ours out.

An ally will be established in the swamp that is the middle-east instead of the terror-supporting raping murdering tyrant that bread the disease of anti-western terrorist thought.

Pressure will be put on neighboring nations to move towards reform instead of tyranny and terrorism.

Schools in Iraq will teach reading and arithmetic instead of hatred for the west/Christianians/Irael.

Hamas and hezbollah will have lost a major source of funding and support.

An influence of peace instead of a nation that attacks its neighbors will be established.

The fear of a rich enemy with the intent of destroying us will have been removed.

The press in Iraq will let the people know what is going on instead of promoting insane anti-western conspiracy propoganda.

The world will finally have acheived whirled peas.

etc. etc.

Now that one is profound a statement as I ever heard about what is really going on in Iraq! The rest may be reasonable hopes and dreams, but it certainly isn't the goal of those tugging at our country’s purse strings.

It will take them several generations to fulfill those goals, and they are the only ones who can make it so, but they have to show some incentive. Your talking about creating a completely new mindset in the ME, which is not very likely scenario. We cannot continue to baby-sit them.

Besides, peace and prosperity isn't as profitable as chaos and turmoil! Never has been, never will be!

Why I heard just this morning that there has been a significant drop in the death rate of soldiers since the surge began, but FAUX News wouldn’t say what the percentage was? Why are they holding back the numbers?

In fact all the previous surges have worked, which is not and has never been the question? What happens next? Will the trend continue once we start cutting back, or will it worsen. All I know is if there is a complete pull out, which I do not see happening no matter who assumes the White House as it’s new resident, I wouldn’t want to be one of the last thousand Americans left to hold down the fort!

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There are only two things wrong with this great nation of ours, democrats and republicans!

Not necessarily in that order.

Sorry, I got caught up in the moment.