The Story of the Surge - The Diigo Meta page

• 22 Oct 08
  

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  A review of Bing West's latest book on the Iraq war, one which describes the "surge" and shift to a COIN strategy as a largely bottom up development. Sounds like an interesting read.

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  • One of the most important aspects of Bing West’s new book—“The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics and the Endgame in Iraq”—is his retelling of how the “surge” of American combat forces in Iraq actually came about. The popular imagination (and simplistic retellings by politicians and lazy journos) seems to have latched on to the idea that General Petraeus hatched the plan himself, and heroically dragged everyone else along with him on the road to victory.

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