Wouldn't it be better to see whether the U.S. troop surge works?

No. First, the troop surge is not a panacea -- after it was first announced in January of 2007, more U.S. soldiers went on to die that year than any other year of the war.8 According to the New York Times, militia and insurgent attacks averaged 80 per day in November of 2007, virtually unchanged from three years earlier.9 Second, regardless of how successful the surge proves to be, Iraqis live in a sovereign nation and are therefore entitled to decide whether foreign troops remain. More.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.