Grand Delusions: From McCain’s Defeat to “Victory” in Iraq

Amidst this week’s rationalizations by numerous Republicans of John McCain’s forthcoming defeat, one in particular is especially tragic. Michael Gerson, who once wrote speeches for President George W. Bush, explains that McCain will lose the election because he --- and Gerson --- were right about the surge in Iraq whereas Barack Obama is completely wrong.

Forget, for the moment, that Gerson’s explanation ignores what happened in Iraq between 2003 and 2007 in the aftermath of the war he supported. Gerson is flat-out wrong on what is happening in Iraq, wrong not only in description but in what is likely to happen in Iraq in forthcoming months.

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