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2007-06-28 Iraq

Iraq strategy geared to U.S. pullout - Iraqization of the War

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2007-06-28 12:13|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 And yet still all that is mentioned is tactics, not strategy.

For example, when the US pulls out, it is a very real assumption that the Shiites will drive the vast majority of remaining Sunnis from the country.

So with Iraq a Shiite and Kurdish country, what we don't want to have happen is either Iraq becoming a province of Iran, or the Shiites turning against the Kurds.

Our strategy, therefore, should have as a fundamental axiom that this should not happen. Which does not necessarily mean protecting the Sunnis, just avoiding what might happen after.

And what about US bases? The sooner that the Iraqis accept the idea of us just being there on bases, but out of sight, the better for us.

The strategy for this is that instead of just picking up and leaving, we first withdraw to our bases, as insurance against chaos. Bush can make a few loud noises about pulling the troops home, while still leaving enough there for our purposes.

Since our bases are all surrounded by enormous kill zones, hopefully this will pull any remaining baddies out into the countryside to attack us and die.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-06-28 22:01|| 2007-06-28 22:01|| Front Page Top

#2 A dear friend and colleague of Mr. Wife's was one of the last Vietnamese pulled off the embassy roof into the last helicopter out. He refuses to say aloud his opinion on the current situation. I haven't dared ask what he thinks of the current posturing.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-06-28 22:09|| 2007-06-28 22:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Our 'elite' warned us from the beginning that Iraq would be "another Viet Nam" - and they have worked tirelessly to make it happen.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-06-28 22:20|| 2007-06-28 22:20|| Front Page Top

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