It seems like every day, somebody — John McCain, George Bush, the Pentagon — manages to find something else that is a direct consequence of The Surge.  First it was the Anbar Awakening.  Then it was the Brits being able to pull out their remaining troops.  Now, Spencer Ackerman is reporting on a Pentagon press release crediting The Surge for lots and lots of little mini-surges:

“The coalition surge was one of many surges that have come to produce programs and progress across Iraq,” Perkins said. “The coalition surge has been accompanied by a surge in Iraqi security forces, a surge of support by the Iraqi people, a surge in political and governance progress and a surge in the revitalization of the economic sector.”

Look, I’m glad that the surge is working.  But about the only thing that these guys aren’t willing to credit the surge with is Maliki’s endorsement of Obama’s timetable.

Given all this happy surging, I started to wonder:  are there other things for which the Surge deserves credit?  I mean, why stop at Iraq’s borders?  So here’s my starter list:

• Tom Friedman no longer using Friedman Units
• Afghanistan’s ever-worsening situation
• Reality tee vee
• Minty-fresh breath
• The Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ first-ever winning season
• Miley Cyrus’s new album

I’m sure you can come up with more.

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