sent 20,000 combat troops to Iraq in 2007 in what was called a surge. Based on what you have read or heard, do you think that surge of U.S. troops to Iraq was a success or a failure?" 60% responded as success, 33% failure and 7% depends or unsure. See also 110th United States Congress 2006 United States general elections 2007 in Iraq 2007 State of the Union address American Enterprise Institute Iraq insurgency Iraq Study Group Iraq withdrawal benchmarks July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike associated with WikiLeaks in 2010 Kerry–Feingold Amendment Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq Special Activities Division Strategic reset Timeline of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 References External links "Neocons Put on a Surge-Stravaganza," CommonDreams.org News Center, September 8, 2007. AEI Surge Study Blythe, Jr., Wilson C. "III Corps During the Surge: A Study in Operational Art." Army Press Online Journal (13 January 2017). Blythe-III Corps during the Surge Hope for Iraq's Meanest City, City Journal, Spring 2008 Iraq: Violence is down – but not because of America's 'surge', by Patrick Cockburn, The Independent, 14 September 2008 PBS NewsHour: "As Violence Peaks and Dips, Debate Over 'Surge' Persists" Debate between "surge" architect Fred Kagan and journalist Nir Rosen (March 11, 2008) RAND Report, Counterinsurgency in Iraq: 2003–2006 Transcript and Audio mp3 and Video of Entire Address AmericanRhetoric.com Transcript of the presidential speech on the official White House website. Troop ‘Surge’ Took Place Amid Doubt and Debate by Michael R. Gordon, The New York Times, August 31, 2008. Iraq War 2007 in Iraq 2007 in American politics Occupation of Iraq Iraq–United States relations United States Marine Corps in the Iraq War