Once a critic, Congressman now says Iraqi troop surge working

[0:09] ..." Canberra Tuesday on Thursday the president said. He could become the rule White House would -- Oval Office they had Dick Cheney did they had -- Steve -- you know my message to them was. You know you you put sixty Marines in any village and and is going to have a tremendous impact but I said. In all honesty I said I think the risk to those. Marines and into the second infantry the guys I visited. I I said he present and the possibility of mass casualty event because -- folks a living right in the village with these people on all I could think there was one suicide bomber going in and take in Beirut in 83 exactly sure so you know I say the president that's my concern. You know"...

[0:00]" I went out on the surge I'm on this oversight committee so they actually stuck in humvee. And they took me out on the surge and they showed me exactly what they would -- when I came back and I had a meeting with the president this Canberra Tuesday on Thursday the president said. He could become the rule White House would -- Oval Office they had Dick Cheney did they had -- Steve -- you know my message to them was. You know you you put sixty Marines in any village and and is going to have a tremendous impact but I said. In all honesty I said I think the risk to those. Marines and into the second infantry the guys I visited. I I said he present and the possibility of mass casualty event because -- folks a living right in the village with these people on all I could think there was one suicide bomber going in and take in Beirut in 83 exactly sure so you know I say the president that's my concern. You know and when I talk to Petraeus last week I said. I gotta admit you know I was I was not a believer in this policy but. What you effectuate here justice is just amazing and so I do think that the surge. Was was successful as a military tactic. It was not something I supported the time I thought we -- putting our young people led. To greater risk but I was proven wrong you more optimistic that we might actually be able to. Leave there with a government. Notes that someone of the democratic government in place yeah I'm more optimistic now after having expand enough time therein and this this. This stability if you want to call that there's still some problems you know up around Mosul and -- province don't get me wrong and even some problems right there -- Sadr City when I was there. By Tom. Yeah I'm more optimistic now. Because I -- the Iraqis actually having confidence in her own leadership. And it in my I think I think the story may be -- different than we expected to be legal."