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2006-11-26 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Elmert Crosh5077 2006-11-26 02:44|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Baghdad is the head of the snake, the "mistake." Hang Saddam, cut off the head of the snake, and problem will be over.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-11-26 04:27|| 2006-11-26 04:27|| Front Page Top

#2 The security problem in the cities can be solved with better intelligence. Only aggressive investigative detention will enable a weedout of the terrorists. But I still think playing the Sunni card is our best bet. The Shiites have almost no allies outside of their national zones. The President has a free hand. Diplomacy isn't a weapon against Iran; it is a white flag.

Posted by Sneaze Shaiting3550 2006-11-26 04:47|| 2006-11-26 04:47|| Front Page Top

#3 I've said it before, but it bears repeating. The US should guarantee Iraq's borders and let the Iraqis figure out how they divide the country. It will result in a bigger Kurdistan and Shiastan and a reduced Sunnnistan, but so be it.

Posted by phil_b 2006-11-26 06:53|| 2006-11-26 06:53|| Front Page Top

#4
#1: Baghdad is the head of the snake, the "mistake." Hang Saddam, cut off the head of the snake, and problem will be over.
Afraid not, this particular Snake Grows new "Heads" seemongly out of thin air.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-11-26 09:27|| 2006-11-26 09:27|| Front Page Top

#5 You notice that when we bombed the sh!t out of Germany and Japan, the occupation and rebuilding were a lot easier. The nicer kinder type of war doesn't appear to work. And given that MSM will not allow any long term commitment, that's about the only effective approach to future operations. Since our military is damned by the MSM if it tries either approach, might as well do the upfront and quick operation.

Now we know why the Iraqis held back for so long from joining in the process. They had a better understanding of how fickle the American system is in the post-WWII period of hanging in there. Their unwillingness has become a self fulfilling prophecy. The old saying - he who hesitates is lost.

Posted by Procopius2k 2006-11-26 10:04|| 2006-11-26 10:04|| Front Page Top

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