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“The numbers coming out of Iraq indicate that the United States military surge is successfully working,” said Brownback. “Admittedly, I had reservations about the surge at the outset, but my concerns have been proven wrong.” In January of 2007, President Bush announced a “surge” troops to Iraq, increasing by 30,000 the number of troops on the ground. U.S. military deaths have decreased by more than 50% since June, and Iraqi civilian deaths have decreased by 50% since August. Sectarian violence also has decreased. Mortar rocket attacks are at their lowest level since February 2006. Brownback continued, “We must emphasize a political solution and capture this moment of greater stability in Iraq. My colleague Joe Biden and I introduced legislation encouraging federalism. I think now is the time for us to push more aggressively for this kind of political solution.” Earlier this year, Brownback and Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) introduced the Biden/Brownback Iraq Federalism Bipartisan Amendment, which calls for a political settlement in Iraq based on federalism. The bill passed the Senate by a 75-23 vote…