The Surge is Working

By Hugh Hewitt
Townhall.com

"The evidence continues to accumulate that the surge in Iraq is indeed working. Every metric the coalition forces keep shows stability or improvement. And while the loss of life is terrible in Iraq, it is declining.

The American public has begun to hear these reports evidenced by a significant shift in support for the conduct of the war in the polls. General Petraeus is effectively taking the war to our enemies; we are in fact winning. This is great news not only for Iraq and the United States, but for all countries threatened by Islamic jihadists whose weapons are terror and indiscriminate killing.

Congressional Democrats may be the last people to recognize what is happening in Iraq, but their efforts to demand defeat on a date certain will continue to fail as Americans realize that the surge is working. It may take two or more years to fully stabilize Iraq, but this is essential work. For more information visit www.victorycaucus.com and let your congressmen and senators know you support victory."