WWIII

In a recent Time article you'll find the following words grouped pretty well as I show them:

"The massive 'surge' of U.S. and Iraqi troops in and around Baghdad has made the Iraqi capital safer . . . but terrorist groups have stepped up attacks elsewhere."

One of those "elsewheres" is "northern Iraq, which had enjoyed a long spell of peace before the start of the 'surge.'"

Is it possible this was not foreseen--that terrorism would increase outside Baghdad?

I doubt it.

So it has to be asked: How does the U.S. Administration benefit from the surge?