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2006-07-13 Iraq

US envoy gives Iraq 6 months to curb sectarianism

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Posted by tipper 2006-07-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Rallying the Iraqis against Iranians by provoking border skrimishes, "arabs" against "persians" ... there's a thought.

Hey, it worked for Saddam at least in the short run.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-07-13 00:16|| 2006-07-13 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd encourage the Kurds to apply pressue in the N of Iran AND Syria. And find a way to aid the Arab rebels in coastal Iran. Dictatorships are far less resilient when it comes to dealign with geurilla forces.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-07-13 00:18|| 2006-07-13 00:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Six months, we doing a timetable here, Zalmay?

Posted by Captain America 2006-07-13 00:46|| 2006-07-13 00:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Look, the same animals who shot at and/or killed US troops are the same ones who will be taking down the Iraqi government after we depart.

Posted by Captain America 2006-07-13 00:48|| 2006-07-13 00:48|| Front Page Top

#5 One word - Partition.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-07-13 01:12|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-13 01:12|| Front Page Top

#6 US ENVOY gives Iraq six months to settle blood feuds.

Posted by 2b 2006-07-13 02:27|| 2006-07-13 02:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Zalmay Khalilzad is just hedging his 'bets' on intuitions he knows "W" won't do! The troops are not going to leave Iraq until "W" leaves office with the next President's 'Decree'. If a coastal clearing city destroying storms like Katrina and Rita and others couldn't pull the troops back home in the recovery effort, then anything short of a nuclear detonation on US soil won't bring our guys home either!!!

Posted by smn 2006-07-13 04:42|| 2006-07-13 04:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Or what?

Posted by gromgoru 2006-07-13 06:09|| 2006-07-13 06:09|| Front Page Top

#9 Let's see, 40 or so per day per side...carry the 3...minus....ah, I'd say about 185 days or so and we'll be down to eleven year olds as head of household. So, let's put a deadline on it.
Six months.

Posted by wxjames 2006-07-13 10:45|| 2006-07-13 10:45|| Front Page Top

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