"And let me be clear, the violence in Anbar has gone down despite the surge, not because of the surge. The inability of American soldiers to protect these tribes from al Qaeda said to these tribes we have to fight al Qaeda ourselves. It wasn't that the surge brought peace here. It was that the warlords took peace here, created a temporary peace here."

Fortunately, we have boots on the ground who can demonstrate Schemer's perfidy with the truth.  Hear it in the heroes own words here.  

"I've been on missions with tribal fighters.  I've broken bread with them.  I've asked them why they started standing up against Al Qaida and the insurgents. 

The answer always involves the brutality of Al Qaida.  Never once have I heard an Iraqi say they turned on the insurgents because the coalition could not protect them from the insurgents. 

Which brings us back to LTC Keaveny's point.  If a former insurgent is now working with the coalition—how is it possible that an insurgent joined the Awakening for protection from the insurgents?"

Great question.  Have you got an answer, Schemer?  There are plenty of Senators and Congressmen who have actually been to Iraq to witness first hand the conditions.  I do not recall ever hearing that Senator Schemer was one of them, do you?  How can he be so stupid to say such awful traiterous things and think we won't notice?  I hope there are enough sane constituents in his state who will reject this traiter's bid for re-election the next time!