Richard Lugar actually said...

the prospects of the current surge strategy will succeed in the way originally envisioned by the president are very limited.

A course change should happen now, while there is still some possibility of constructing a sustainable bipartisan strategy in Iraq. If the p...

In my judgment, the costs and risks of continuing down the current path outweigh the potential benefits that might be achieved.

Richard Lugar is calling for a major change of course in Iraq. He says the so-called surge is destined to fail.