The "surge" achieved only 3 out of the 18 benchmarks the president outlined a year ago in his State of the Union address. Center for American Progress:
The purpose of the surge was to provide the “breathing space” for political reconciliation to occur. Yet over one year later, political progress has been scant, and what progress has been made is not durable.
If it was a percentage grade, that'd be a 16%. But in Bushworld, it's called a gentleman's C.