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2007-11-15 Iraq

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-11-15 00:26|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 What ever happened to Izzat al-Douri? It's been pretty quiet since the rumors in August that he was coming over to us.

Posted by KBK 2007-11-15 01:07|| 2007-11-15 01:07|| Front Page Top

#2 This Iraqi blogger gets it right. Anything apart from bluster and aggression represents defeat for the Ba'ath and their ilk. I'd still prefer that they resist and continue to be killed, and that this be quite visible to all local parties. Common sense and history mean that the longer term interest of all concerned is best served by the maximum elimination of anyone of like mind, and the demoralization of their sympathizers. Eggs and omelettes, if you will.

Posted by Verlaine 2007-11-15 08:41|| 2007-11-15 08:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Good idea, Verlaine, am hungry. ;-)

Seriously, I think that flypaper was a brilliant strategery and that we need jihadis (and their fascist asociates/ilk) with their target symbol painted in bright colors.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-11-15 09:06|| http://www.twobyfour.nfo/]">[http://www.twobyfour.nfo/] 2007-11-15 09:06|| Front Page Top

#4 "In the long run, we are all dead" JM Keynes

whatever your views of macro economics, I think this applies here. Killing a few more baathists may marginally help the long run prospects for real democracy in Iraq, but the more important issue for the US GWOT now is gaining an acceptable end point in Iraq, shifting military resources where they can do more good, and ending the political (domestic and international) hemmorage Iraq is causing to support for the global struggle. What that means is that for a large portion of Baathists to come in from the cold is a good thing for us.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2007-11-15 12:15|| 2007-11-15 12:15|| Front Page Top

#5 "determination can and will defeat the rest of the enemies."

And thats exactly what the Democrats and Anti-War people in the US are destroying, whether deliberately or inadvertently.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-11-15 14:26|| 2007-11-15 14:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Spook,
I would argue it is all intentional. Brings them power they think of it shames the Republicans and their brains ain't big enough to realize it also hurts the US, and them.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-11-15 14:50|| 2007-11-15 14:50|| Front Page Top

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