[Asclepius]

The general said that at their current rate of development, in 12 to 18 months the Iraqi security forces "will emerge as the dominant force in Iraq," but said that even then some level of American support would be needed.

Daily KOS Translation: a CIA sponsered coup will install a US-compliant military junta in Baghdad.

[MNJohnnie]

For those intrested in the facts about Iraq without the usual Junk Media Democrat Party spin.

http://icasualties.org/oif/

http://icasualties.org/oif/IraqiDeaths.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Security_Forces

[Allegra]

Gosh...is Maliki going to allow this?

I mean some of these troops might get too close to Sadr City and they're not allowed in there. Heaven forbid that the troops focus on the area that's causing most of the trouble.

[onedoug]

North Korea should already be in rubble and Iran should be put on notice that they're next.

Or isn't this war?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

So many threads today...this one needs some eyeballs:

HUMINT: Bleeding Iraq