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2007-09-05 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2007-09-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 HOTAIR > Permanent bases for US [Allied] milfors hinted at. Ditto on FREEREPUBLIC but for the Philippines???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-09-05 01:56|| 2007-09-05 01:56|| Front Page Top

#2 "Find a nice Sunny general---one smart enough to remember what happened to Saddam---an put him on top."

Who said that?

Posted by gromgoru 2007-09-05 06:22|| 2007-09-05 06:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Brilliant markup Steve.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-09-05 10:27|| 2007-09-05 10:27|| Front Page Top

#4 As an aside, I wonder if consideration has been given to the idea of returning Sunni refugees who have fled Iraq?

That is, about half the Sunnis who used to live there have left the country. Could the US use their return to both stabilize Iraq and keep the Iranians out?

If it was done in an organized manner, with returnees being screened for known offenders, and with the help of those countries where they have gone, it might prove advantageous.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-09-05 11:04|| 2007-09-05 11:04|| Front Page Top

#5 nice summation Steve.

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-09-05 12:36|| 2007-09-05 12:36|| Front Page Top

#6 If this had happened with a Democratic president at the helm the MSM would be referring to it as "successfully winning hearts and minds".

We have not given the Sadrists free rein and we have been killing a lot of AQI so we can not be accused of caving on our core principles. Cooperation with the right locals makes all the difference. Clearly Iraq's political situation is rapidly improving at the grassroots level but how long will it be before this manifests at the highest levels?

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-09-05 13:47|| 2007-09-05 13:47|| Front Page Top

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