But the fact is that despite the repeated efforts by some here in Congress who have declared defeat before this new strategy was even allowed to take hold have now had to deal with the fact that almost without exception. everyone who goes to Iraq comes back with the report that our men and women in uniform are being successful and that the surge is working. I went with a couple of my colleagues. Senator ISAKSON and Senator COLEMAN. to Iraq in January where we were able to ride. in armored vehicles. admittedly. to forward operating bases that previously had been lost to alQaida. where refugees had simply abandoned their shops and their homes given the threat posed to the Iraqi people themselves from this ruthless enemy. The fact is. people are moving back home. Shop owners are opening their shops.
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