However, after the invasion Zakaria frequently criticized much of the occupation of Iraq<ref>http://www.fareedzakaria.com/ARTICLES/newsweek/030507.html</ref>, and opposed the strategy of an Iraq surge in March 2007, instead arguing that the number of troops in Iraq should be reduced to 60 000.<ref>http://www.fareedzakaria.com/ARTICLES/newsweek/030507.html</ref> | However, after the invasion Zakaria frequently criticized much of the occupation of Iraq<ref>http://www.fareedzakaria.com/ARTICLES/newsweek/030507.html</ref>, and opposed the strategy of an Iraq surge in March 2007, instead arguing that the number of troops in Iraq should be reduced to 60 000.<ref>http://www.fareedzakaria.com/ARTICLES/newsweek/030507.html</ref> |