To: Future Snake Eater
On the contrary, he is now calculating that we will leave. He is incensed that Petraeus has sided with the Sunnis in recent months, to make progress on the "surge" and to try to pressure Maliki into making concessions to the Sunnis to bring about a largely mythical "national reconciliation". Maliki believes the Sunni will not accept their loss of power, other than through outright defeat. So he plans to win the coming civil war with Iranian backing and with Sadr, rather than US backing.
100 posted on
08/22/2007 8:01:12 AM PDT by
JasonC
To: JasonC
...to bring about a largely mythical "national reconciliation".Something that he's barely even attempted. The only thing that can calm this country down. Therefore, he's not worth our effort, neither is this country.
108 posted on
08/22/2007 8:25:12 AM PDT by
Future Snake Eater
(You think it's so easy? Come on over and try it...)
To: JasonC
“Maliki believes the Sunni will not accept their loss of power, other than through outright defeat. “
Source please!
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