A year ago, Sen. McCain supported Pres. Bush's strategy change in Iraq. It was a bold move by Bush and McCain. They went against conventional wisdom. They took all of the partisan hits.
Today, McCain looks like a statesman and Iraq is a lot better. In fact, no one is talking about Iraq anymore. It's like old news!
The Surge Worked By JOHN MCCAIN and JOE LIEBERMAN looks back:
"The war for Iraq is not over. The gains we have made can be lost.
But thanks to the courage of our troops, the skill and intellect of their battlefield commander, and the steadfastness of our commander in chief, we have at last begun to see the contours of what must remain our objective in this long, hard and absolutely necessary war -- victory."
We need more bipartisan efforts like this. It's in every one's interests to succeed in Iraq. It's a shame that Lieberman is but a handful of Dems who look beyond the next election.
No matter what happens, or where McCain ends up, he was right about Iraq and understands the stakes over there.
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