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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch

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To: lurqer who wrote (15555)3/26/2003 4:36:59 AM
From: stockman_scott  Read Replies (1) of 89467
 
Moneysmith comments on why the Iraqi people are not dancing in the streets...

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<<...Even those who hate Saddam and his thugs are against this invasion. Many in fact have said they will fight against the coalition in defense of their country.Some Iraqi exiles are returning from Jordan to do just that..people are hearing from friends and relatives in Baghdad that there will likely be no mass capitulation if the republican guard are defeated on the battlefield. It was a mistake in tactics in my opinion to go into Iraqi without a better defined post- Saddam plan which should have included senior members of the Iraqi exile community who would have well defined roles and who would hopefully be known to a large segment of the population..like Karzai in Afghanistan. The battle for public opinion within Iraq is the battle which the coalition apparently has forgotten about...>>
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