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2006-07-27 Iraq

Iraq: War preparations disguised as reconciliation.

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Posted by DanNY 2006-07-27 07:54|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Mohammed at ITM is one smart Iraqi. The fact that such men exist in the ME gives hope. Unfortunately, the number of lunatics in the ME tilts the balance toward hopelessness.

Posted by wxjames 2006-07-27 12:16|| 2006-07-27 12:16|| Front Page Top

#2 He exhibits what could be called constructive paranoia. In this case, he is not alone, and many Iraqis on the street know that there is one, and only one, troublemaker in their neighborhood--Iran.

The thing about being a little paranoid is that you are a lot harder to sneak up on. And when the Iraqis finally reach their threshold of tolerance for Iranian hanky-panky, there is going to be a lot of dead Iranian agents and symps.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-27 19:50|| 2006-07-27 19:50|| Front Page Top

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