Hope for Iraq

Here's an excerpt from a piece appearing in the Wall Street Journal. It takes a look at Obama's speech yesterday in Berlin.

What Mr. Obama "knows now" is that the surge he opposed has saved Iraq, much as Harry Truman's airlift saved Berlin and underlined America's intention to defend Europe throughout the Cold War. The surge has also saved American lives in Iraq, with combat-related deaths (so far, there have been seven this month) at an all time low.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121694449254283003.html?mod=opinion_main_review_and_outlooks