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BAGHDAD BLUES

By RALPH PETERS

May 11, 2007 -- IN his remarks at the Pentagon yesterday, President Bush
stressed two things: The troop surge - which still isn't complete - must
be given a chance, and the Democrats need to knock off the shenanigans and
vote our troops the funding they need to fight.

On the second count, Congress is behaving disgracefully. Guess I'm a slow
learner, but it took me until now to realize that when Pelosi, Reid & Co.
chant "Support Our Troops!" they're talking about the enemy.

As for the president's first point, he's entirely right. With a fourth
combat brigade just arriving and a fifth still on the way, Gen. David
Petraeus doesn't yet have all the resources he's been promised. He's only
got three wheels on the car and the critics are howling for him to hit the
gas.

Frankly, this surge is a desperate measure after four years of blunders
and dithering. It may prove too small and too late. But the stakes are so
high that, despite the inevitable cost in American blood, this last gambit
is worth the effort.