The “surge” worked, mainly, not because of more troops, but because of more money and weapons.  The Sunnis needed money and guns to fight their insurgency.   They got those, in part, from Al-Q’aeda in Iraq, but by the time of the surge AQ had overstepped itself and tried to get control.  It started assassinating … Continue reading Iraq’s Papered Over Problems Flare Up As the Iraqi Endgame Starts