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Iraq PM tells Bush of 'dazzling successes' in Baghdad
AFP ^ | 16 February 2007 | Staff

Posted on 02/16/2007 8:17:38 AM PST by shrinkermd

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has told US President George W. Bush by videolink that the first few days of their countries' joint security plan in Baghdad had been a great success.

"He told President Bush that the security plan had seen dazzling success during its first days and that the government will deal with every outlaw in a firm manner whatever group they belong to," according to his office on Friday.

Some Sunni Iraqis fear their Shiite prime minister might use the security plan as a cover to advance his own group's interests, but Maliki denies this, and cited the example of aid he said he was giving Sunnis in western Iraq.

"He said the sheikhs of the tribes in Anbar Province play a very important role in the hunt for Al-Qaeda and that the government will supply all kinds of support to these tribes and start reconstruction efforts," his office said.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bush; iraq; starting; success; successfulsurge
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To: Night Hides Not
"Lost in the discussion of the "surge" were adjustments to the Rules of Engagement. "

General Petraus sat right there in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee and told them this, but being Senators, they had trouble listening because they were thinking of how to turn the Q&A session into a speech-making opportunity.

81 posted on 02/16/2007 12:27:34 PM PST by cookcounty (Regarding the Democrat Iraq Plan: "Is that a blank sheet of paper or a white flag in your pocket?")
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To: shrinkermd

Yeah, well what about this?

"Purported Maliki Letter Outlining Plan to Hide Mahdi Army Leaders in Iran"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1785827/posts?page=1


82 posted on 02/16/2007 12:54:07 PM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
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To: dynoman

You will find that also on DU where it is given even more credibility than you give it.


83 posted on 02/16/2007 1:12:12 PM PST by shrinkermd
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To: sure_fine

Part of the problem may be English is not his first language.


84 posted on 02/16/2007 1:12:58 PM PST by shrinkermd
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To: Night Hides Not

Ironically the Dem gains in the last election made a Bush policy success in Iraq more likely, because the Iraqis now understand that they have less than a a maximum of two years to get control of the situation before the Dems possibly get the Presidency, and the US troops are gone.


85 posted on 02/16/2007 1:57:16 PM PST by plenipotentiary
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To: Justa

My son (Army) is on his way to Baghdad. Part of the surge. He's already in-theater but far outside of the city right now. Say hi if you see him.


86 posted on 02/16/2007 2:05:03 PM PST by Caribou
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To: plenipotentiary
Doesn't matter who wins next November...before Dubya turns the keys to the White House over in 1/09, our troop strength in Iraq will be minimal.

President Bush will announce our objectives have been met, and is not leaving "unfinished business" for his successor. Plus, he'll get to give all the "mission accomplished" speeches to the returning troops, instead of the next President.

We're off to a good start with more sensible rules of engagement, and closing the borders with Iran and Syria. I can't wait to see how the rest of GEN Petraeus' plan unfolds. If executed properly, it will be the template to use against other insurgencies.

87 posted on 02/16/2007 2:09:28 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Chuck Hagel is the Republican Joe Biden!)
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To: Caribou

Sure will! I'll be looking for the Caribou nametag I guess. I wish him well. If it's any consolation it's rather quiet now.


88 posted on 02/16/2007 3:05:08 PM PST by Justa (Politically Correct is morally wrong.)
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To: shrinkermd

As I just heard CHris Hitchens say in a different context (he was talking about Iran) --- "there are two clocks running......and one of them is running faster....."
With Iraq, there is the one clock of this news ( which might have been pushed to the forefront right now in order to undercut the OTHER clock, the Murtha plan,just out today, and the ongoing "let's be man enough to admit defeat" overarching Dem, Anti-Bush plan. The Dems need bad news, not good news. They need their clock to run faster, and be continually pushed in the face of the American public. They are of course totally HEEDLESS as to what the consequences would be of de-funding, re-deploying, whatever....but I'm sure they could even blame that on Bush.


89 posted on 02/16/2007 3:25:49 PM PST by supremedoctrine ("Talent hits a target no one else can hit, genius hits a target no one else can see"--Schopenhauer)
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To: Carry_Okie
I saw one Iraqi sheikh in Anbar pay his respects for a fallen American soldier, an infidel.

If I saw the same presentation it was even more remarkable because the fallen American soldier was female.

90 posted on 02/16/2007 3:28:28 PM PST by hoosiermama
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To: shrinkermd
Iraq PM tells Bush of 'dazzling successes' in Baghdad

As long as he doesnt tell the New York Times. You never know what they'll do with such information.

91 posted on 02/16/2007 4:05:20 PM PST by lowbridge ("The mainstream media IS the Democrat Party". - Rush Limbaugh)
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To: shrinkermd
Iraq PM tells Bush of 'dazzling successes' in Baghdad

As long as he doesnt tell the New York Times. You never know what they'll do with such information.

92 posted on 02/16/2007 4:05:44 PM PST by lowbridge ("The mainstream media IS the Democrat Party". - Rush Limbaugh)
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To: shrinkermd

what bothers me is that we don't have a stated
'clear and hold' policy.

good guys move in, bad guys split,
good guys leave, bad guys return

the US military never learns


93 posted on 02/16/2007 5:58:41 PM PST by greasepaint
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To: GeorgefromGeorgia
Why didn't we kick ass sooner?

We were kicking Al Qaeda/Sunni ass all along. Now with 350,000 Iraqi security forces of ready to go, we kick Shiite militia ass.

94 posted on 02/16/2007 6:29:09 PM PST by FreeReign (Still waiting for the best conservative candidate.)
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To: dmw
Can't wait to see CBSNBCABCCNNMSNBC lead with this story tonight. /S

I thought the same thing, and posted it on a leftie discussion board where I hang out. An enterprising leftie research guy made me eat some delicious crow:

NY Times

ABC

MSNBC

So I guess that shows the danger of jumping to conclusions.

95 posted on 02/16/2007 10:48:35 PM PST by Tarantulas ( Illegal immigration - the trojan horse that's treated like a sacred cow)
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To: shrinkermd

This war has been the greatest success in the history of the world if reported by an honest media rather than the political arm of the DNC.

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters


96 posted on 02/16/2007 10:50:59 PM PST by bray (Redeploy to Tehran)
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To: Night Hides Not

If history repeats itself Mookie may not get the "welcome wagon" treatment when he returns to Iraq.


97 posted on 02/17/2007 3:25:08 AM PST by baltoga
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To: Tarantulas
Thanks for the links. Nice to see they put it on their websites. Did ABC and MSNBC report it on their news? Did the NYT actually print it and what page was it on? Hope we get more good news like this in the coming days.
98 posted on 02/17/2007 3:50:31 AM PST by dmw (Aren't you glad you use common sense, don't you wish everybody did?)
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To: LZ_Bayonet
this enemy is simply following the example of North Vietnam and the TET offensive.

That is precisely what is going on.

But fortunately the corrupted media does not control all the communications now as they did then.

99 posted on 02/17/2007 7:49:27 AM PST by A message (We who care, Can Not Fail)
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To: Justa

Thanks.

He will be heading your way in a few weeks.


100 posted on 02/17/2007 8:53:03 AM PST by Caribou
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