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Secretary Gates Said We Would Know if the Surge Was Working Early On, Before All the Surge Troops Arrived in Iraq. “I want you to know that the timetable for the introduction of additional U.S. forces will provide ample opportunity early on, and before many of the additional U.S. troops arrive in Iraq, to evaluate the progress of this endeavor and whether the Iraqis are fulfilling their commitments to us.” [Testimony of Secretary Gates to the Senate Armed Services Committee, 1/12/07] http://democrats.senate.gov/journal/entry.cfm?id=282206
Gannon: This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pronounced "The Surge" of troops into Iraq to secure Baghdad "a failure." The Washington Post reports that the last troops for the operation will be in place TODAY. http://www.jeffgannon.com/archives/2007/06/index.html
