One more surge

President Bush is expected to announce plans to send 20,000 more troops to Baghdad - against the advice of top Generals, according to the Washington Post.

The same paper features an op-ed by Iraqi vice-president Tariq al-Hashimi, asking Americans not to give up on his country. I agree that American failure in Iraq would have disastrous consequences, in Iraq and elsewhere - but 20,000 additional soldiers sounds like too little, too late.

Damian P.

Update: the Toronto Star helpfully illustrates its story with a photo of American-flag-draped coffins.

Posted by damian at January 10, 2007 07:51 AM