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ls317 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 08:16 PM
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6 months to win war!
Edited on Wed Feb-28-07 08:17 PM by ls317
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2023541,00.html

An elite team of officers advising US commander General David Petraeus in Baghdad has concluded the US has six months to win the war in Iraq - or face a Vietnam-style collapse in political and public support that could force the military into a hasty retreat.
The officers - combat veterans who are leading experts in counter-insurgency - are charged with implementing the "new way forward" strategy announced by president George Bush on January 10. The plan includes a controversial "surge" of 21,500 additional American troops to establish security in the Iraqi capital and Anbar province.
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Joe for Clark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 08:51 PM
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1. Oh we have no months.
Our chance probably expired 15 months or more ago.

You know I do think Petraeus is a good man - but I think only Jesus Christ could pull this one off.

Surge - what a crock of shit.

Joe
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muntrv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 08:53 PM
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2. Regarding the Vietnam-style collapse, that ship sailed long ago.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-28-07 09:01 PM
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3. Right. And, Chicago has only 6 months to win the 2007 Superbowl.
Or, should it be the 2003 Superbowl, since that's when the war was lost.
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