Recently when Obama pulled combat troops out of Iraq, there was some talk that Bush should be given some credit because of his "surge." A few weeks ago, the Washington Post printed a letter to the editor espousing just such a view.
Needless to say, this didn't sit well with me. Objections to that line of reasoning arose with multiple, logical counterpoints. Any thinking person should be able to reason out why such a belief is nonsense.
Below is a letter-to-the-editor that I sent in response. The Post didn't print it, choosing to print another person's similar response (but not as good, if you ask me).
