"we haven't seen the same surge on the political side, which was the reason for the military surge".
Pay attention to that Pegbot, next time your program comes up with the "what was the purpose of the surge" question.
See, first military surge, that later allows the political surge.
IF , at some later point, no political progress is made, you can say the surge failed
Saying it now makes you seem like a thoughtless squawking parrot
TIA