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2015-06-05 Iraq

Petraeus: U.S. 'probably losing' right now in fight against Islamic State

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-06-05 07:04|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Notice that no one asks the seminal question; What do you mean by winning?

This is a problem that's been with us since at least the beginning of the "War on Terrorism".

What will "winning" look like? Who would be dead and who would be in charge and where? I know my definition but I'm not sure any of the players in this drama even have one.

Posted by AlanC 2015-06-05 09:31|| 2015-06-05 09:31|| Front Page Top

#2 One lesson I thought we learned from Iraq was the longer the tribesmen hung around with the Al Queda fighters the easier it was to get them to side against the Al Queda fighters.

Another lesson I learned was lacking an external target to hate (America or Israel) the Sunni and Shia will hate and kill each other. Let them.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-06-05 10:33|| 2015-06-05 10:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder if this is the reason for "Walking Dead" Pelosi slamming the General.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2015-06-05 19:57|| 2015-06-05 19:57|| Front Page Top

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