Petraeus Adviser Says Escalation ‘Is Likelier To Fail Than Succeed At This Point’

Looks more and more like the "surge" was just another "change in subject."

Changing the subject is a Bushite tactic to be used any time there is an actual debate about something, as they can never actually win such a debate.

Think Progress » Petraeus Adviser Says Escalation ‘Is Likelier To Fail Than Succeed At This Point’: (Video)

Over the weekend, Fox News pundit Fred Barnes claimed that in September, Gen. David Petraeus will report “great progress and say [Baghdad] is heavily pacified.” That optimistic assessment is not shared, however, by one of Petraeus’ key advisers.

On CBS Evening News last night, Stephen Biddle, an early proponent of the escalation, argued that Bush’s strategy in Iraq is “likelier to fail than succeed at this point.” Biddle assessed that there is “maybe a one in ten” chance the escalation will succeed.

“Maybe it’s a one in five longshot, if we play our cards right,” he said.