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2005-11-19 Home Front: Politix

Iraq several years behind Afghanistan, sez Rummy

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Posted by Fred 2005-11-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Basically, in his best case scenario we're going to be focusing on Al Queda in Anbar province while the Iraqis handle the rest of the country.

Posted by JAB 2005-11-19 04:12|| 2005-11-19 04:12|| Front Page Top

#2 I agree with JAB, but I didn't know Anbar was in Syria.

Posted by Curt Simon 2005-11-19 07:35|| 2005-11-19 07:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Take the longer view. Iraq is a done deal. However, its strategic location is such that its security is in jeopardy from Iran.

This is important. More and more I'm reading this same double-entendre from the administration and the military leaders in Iraq. They very carefully phrase what they say so that if you don't pay attention, it sounds like they are talking about the insurgency; when in fact, they are placing Iraq in a higher, regional context.

They aren't preparing Iraq for an ineffectual insurgency, they are preparing it to defend itself against Iran--and possibly win.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-11-19 11:24|| 2005-11-19 11:24|| Front Page Top

Shhhhh the war's over we've won.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-19 12:23|| 2005-11-19 12:23|| Front Page Top

#5 I read over at Samizdata that after the elections, Sistani's fatwahing for US to leave.

They're not going to do it violently, they're going to peacefully protest.

---(Under the Tet Offensive post--

Already aides of Sistani have said "after Dec elections, fatwah will be issued ordering occupation out, and it will be backed by non-violent action." In other words, just as soon as the Shi'a have decided that they don't need to use us anymore to die and pay for their war with the Sunnis, 15 million Shi'a will go sit on every road into Iraq, letting us travel in only one direction--out. ....

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-11-19 12:54|| 2005-11-19 12:54|| Front Page Top

#6 let a few Sunnis and their car bombs respond and they'll look like Dems defending Murtha

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-19 21:18|| 2005-11-19 21:18|| Front Page Top

#7 I agree with anonymous2u. I do believe that when the Shiite use for the "Crusaders" end, they will demand we leave and we won't be able to resist cause we are fighting a Social Sevices campaign, not a war of conquest and conversion, which is what Islam is fighting. Civil war will erupt and the Sunnis will be conquered or driven out. The Kurds may get a relatively peaceful partition, depending on how well armed they are. I don't know which. The Shiite part, at least, will end up an Iran Lite.

Posted by ed 2005-11-19 21:49|| 2005-11-19 21:49|| Front Page Top

#8 Hmmm...I don't see Iraq becoming friends with Iran. I just don't see it. If they become "friends" initally, it will be like goodwill shared between Hitler and Stalin.

Posted by 2b 2005-11-19 22:08|| 2005-11-19 22:08|| Front Page Top

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