Paul Begala actually said...

But the surge followed the Sunni awakening. Iraqis in Iraq decided that they were going to take on al Qaeda, whereas they had not in the past.

Context

Highlighting the difference between the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

10/19/2009

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