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1 posted on 11/03/2006 9:22:46 PM PST by jmc1969
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I am going to say until I am blue in the fingers:

The tactical situation in Iraq will be resolved when the strategic situation in Iran is resolved.

Al Qaida in Iraq has been dealt a severe blow. They are not the issue.

The will be the issue if the Sunnis are left to the mercy of Shia extremism.


2 posted on 11/03/2006 9:27:08 PM PST by Perdogg (Democratic Party - The political wing of Al Qaida)
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To: jmc1969

Is it better to accept defeat than to endure the pain of trying to succeed?

No. Next question.


6 posted on 11/03/2006 10:58:19 PM PST by Valin (http://www.irey.com/)
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To: jmc1969
I agree with the premise of this article. I wrote on the same subject this week, and posted my column on FR first. See below.

Congressman Billybob

Latest article: "The Truth about the War"

Please see my most recent new statement on running for Congress, here.

7 posted on 11/03/2006 11:13:03 PM PST by Congressman Billybob (Have a look-see. Please get involved.)
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To: jmc1969
Baghdad can still be pacified, but it will require a change of approach and more troops--probably on the order of 50,000, most of them deployed to the capital.

The author points out that the Army has been overtaxed, that soldiers have been deployed multiple times, that only stop-loss orders maintain current levels, and then calls for 50,000 more troops.

12 posted on 11/03/2006 11:28:19 PM PST by Plutarch
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Ping!
17 posted on 11/04/2006 10:03:58 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Dhimmicrati delenda est! https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jmc1969; SunkenCiv

"The United States has two options in Iraq: stay and try to win, or cut, run, and lose. "


Precisely!

Thanks for the post & ping.


18 posted on 11/04/2006 10:21:06 PM PST by FairOpinion (Vote Republican. The life you save may be your own. This is not an exaggeration.)
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