[Beetle01]

It wasn't Petreaus' idea that has been successful. It was a Colonel who was "Bucking the System" and had a lot of success in his Area of Operation. Then Petreaus stole the idea and had great success, But it wasn't his idea. His ideas were failures. It was the Colonel who actually had his boot on the ground who is the hero here for not listening to his superiors. Technology had changed the battlefield as much to the good as it has the bad. People watching from a Satellite Link beamed back from an unmanned drone can't understand the whole picture.

I forgot that Colonel had the ability to institue the plan in Iraq. Eevry General has advisors, the President has hundreds. No one person can make every decision without the help of others. Petraeus basically put his career on the line arguing for the surge, and it worked. He along with others gets credit. I didn't say that the "Colonel" wasn't a hero. They all are, but there were probably over a hundred different ways Petraeus could have taken the war, he chose the right path, it worked, he gets the credit. Of course since what he has done has worked in Iraq and it hasnt been a major failure, Im sure you hate the guy because it makes Repubs look better, and Iraq isn't the second Vietnam all the Liberals were hoping for.