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Kissinger: ‘Great Progress Has Been Made in Iraq’
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| Friday, December 05, 2008
| By Nicholas Ballasy
Posted on 12/06/2008 8:16:34 AM PST by GonzoII
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To: Blue State Insurgent
I forgot a few more things, but one important thing. I would have dropped all garrison promotion rules. Like in WWII, I would have been agressive in promoting effective combat leaders and let the garrison leaders retire gracefully or move into support commands.
To: Moonman62
“We had Iraq under partial siege. We should have maintained that strategy, while using more overwhelming power in Afghanistan and capturing Bin Laden.”
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I respect your opinion, but considering all the successes in the WOT, looking back, how important has he really been,
in the long run?
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12/06/2008 11:16:59 AM PST
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GonzoII
("That they may be one...Father")
To: Blue State Insurgent
If that was the worst part of containing Saddam, then that policy could have been changed.
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12/06/2008 5:18:17 PM PST
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Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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