refuse to admitt... no such thing, but there is not much to brag about either.

The US Army is curently paying Sunnis to not shoot our soldiers. Its only 10 dollars a day but General Gates says we can afford to do that for 10 years if we have to.
The populace is tired of the violence and are working together with Shittes.

The highest US casualty figure were last summer and have continued to come down.

Is it all surge? Of course not. Gates admits this. (On C span today) Not any more than Its all nature or all nurture.