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To: DoughtyOne; FocusNexus; Gondring

I’m by no means a master strategist, but I saw real genius in the Bush Admin’s use of a stable Iraq to draw in all the insurgents from neighboring countries to fight on what had become “our turf.”

Now the fledgling Zero Admin wants to abandon the gains and stability in a situation where we pretty much call the shots and follow Al Quaeda into the mountains of Afghanistan, where their Muslim brothers kicked the Russian’s butts not so long ago.

We wouldn’t want to keep on doing something that works, now would we? Or are we running a fool’s errand on behalf of someone who wants the Afghans and Pakis engaged, but doesn’t want to do it themselves?


18 posted on 01/25/2009 11:43:04 PM PST by shibumi (By the Authority of Hung Mung, Patron of Chaos and Keeper of The Sacred Chao)
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To: shibumi

Those are all good questions to be asking. I have seen very little talk about what is actually going to take place here, or how it is going to be facilitated.

I’m not going to back something that is revealed to be a serious miscalculation, or simply a devious way to draw down Iraq prematurely. We should be asking questions. In the end, if Obama’s actions on this matter do sound reasoned, I’m not against backing his move.

This is one we’ll have to keep our eyes open and continue to watch as it unfolds no doubt.


27 posted on 01/26/2009 12:06:50 AM PST by DoughtyOne (D1: Home of the golden tag line: 01/22/09 Obama hands the hope of the unborn to terrorists.)
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To: shibumi
...but I saw real genius in the Bush Admin’s use of a stable Iraq to draw in all the insurgents from neighboring countries to fight on what had become “our turf.”

Yep, me too. Far better to fight them there than to have our cops fight them here on our streets and in our neighborhoods. Too bad the MSM is too ignorant to see the brilliance....somehow, though, I'd bet there will be an "awakening" of the MSM now that Obamalamadingdong is calling the shots.....literally.

63 posted on 01/26/2009 3:57:26 AM PST by Thermalseeker (Government is not the solution to the problem. Government IS the problem - Ronald Wilson Reagan)
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