[lbo-talk] Is This The Real "Surge"? And What Does It Mean That It's Working?

[boddi satva]

I just heard this guy for the first time today, and I'm  fascinated by
this because it has always seemed to me that the weapon the world
should be using against warlordism and terrorism is money.


>From Harper's

 http://harpers.org/archive/2007/11/hbc-90001783

"Six Questions for Douglas Macgregor on Iraq and the "Surge"

By Ken Silverstein

Douglas Macgregor is a retired Army colonel and a decorated Persian
Gulf War combat veteran who was an active duty officer (and Pentagon
advisor) until 2004. He has authored three books on modern warfare and
military reform. His latest is Transformation under Fire:
Revolutionizing the Way America Fights. Macgregor writes for the
Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information
in Washington, D.C. He recently replied by email to a series of
questions about the current situation, and future prospects, in Iraq.

1. How big of a change has there been in recent months in the military
situation in Iraq?
The situation on the ground has definitely changed, but not for the
reasons the Bush Administration and its generals claim. The main
reasons include cash-based deals with Sunni leaders..."