National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley,
writing in the Washington Post, stresses how important securing Baghdad is to our success in fighting Islamic extremism. In doing so, Hadley points out something of which I was unaware—the Baker-Hamilton report not only supported such a goal, it also supported a troop surge to reach that goal. Hadley writes:
The Baker-Hamilton report supports . . . “a short-term redeployment or surge of American combat forces [emphasis added] to stabilize Baghdad . . . if the U.S. commander in Iraq determines that such steps would be effective." Our military commanders, and the president, have determined just that.
National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, writing in the Washington Post, stresses how important securing Baghdad is to our success in fighting Islamic extremism. In doing so, Hadley points out something of which I was unaware—the Baker-Hamilton report not only supported such a goal, it also supported a troop surge to reach that goal. Hadley writes:
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