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2008-01-23 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2008-01-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 All rubbish. You'll see troop deployments from Peru and Uroguay before you see anyone arrive from South Africa and India.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-01-23 01:29|| 2008-01-23 01:29|| Front Page Top

#2 "Concerned Local Citizens"the military's wonderful euphemism for Sunni militias..."

"It's like someone who brought cats to fight rats, found himself with too many cats and brought dogs to fight the cats. Now they need elephants."

Posted by DepotGuy 2008-01-23 13:54|| 2008-01-23 13:54|| Front Page Top

#3 StrategyPage has had a number of good posts on "Reconilliation" in Iraq. It is unrealistic to believe that the Shia are just going to forgive the insurgents for the atrocities they committed.

Right now the Shia consider letting the Sunni live as a major concession.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-01-23 14:07|| 2008-01-23 14:07|| Front Page Top

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