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Tuesday, 04 September 2007 |
While acknowledging that the Iraq government is "dysfunctional" and the Iraqi people have little confidence in their leaders, Baird said "the (military) situation on the ground is showing signs of improvement."
Baird said Iraqi, Jordanian and Egyptian leaders warned him in private discussions that the region would descend into chaos if the United States withdrew its forces from Iraq. Baird also said talk of a U.S. pullout has allowed Iraqi leaders to "retrench" and consolidate their power rather than reach out to competing groups and seek a stable common ground....read
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Tuesday, 04 September 2007 |
President Bush’s Labor Day visit to Iraq should have surprised no one who was paying attention. At such a critical point in the debate over Iraq policy, it was almost inconceivable that he would fly to and from Australia without stopping in Iraq. What was surprising was the precise location and nature of the visit. ...read
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Tuesday, 04 September 2007 |
But that analysis is wrong on multiple levels. Not only have the number of attacks dropped steadily, U.S. combat deaths have also continued their decline. Unlike this forum (and other milblogs), the MSM simply lumps all of the monthly fatalities together, regardless of cause....read
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Tuesday, 04 September 2007 |
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Tuesday, 04 September 2007 |
Asked about Mr. Bush’s comments on possible troop reductions, Mr. Gates added, “Clearly that is one of the central issues that everyone has been examining — what is the security situation, what do we expect the security situation to be in the months ahead?” He went on to say, “What opportunities does that provide in terms of maintaining the security situation while perhaps beginning to bring the troop level down?”...read
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