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To: RetiredNow who wrote (202923)	9/18/2004 12:07:21 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) of 1575783

"that Bush and the neocons have a plan to keep troops in Iraq for the next decade or longer." They bet all their chips on an Iraq that was so relieved we toppled Saddam that they rolled over and played dead. And that scenario might have happened, although not quite as rosy as planned, but we dropped the ball when we couldn't restore even a moderate amount of security. I don't think they have a plan. They certainly didn't have a plan when Fallujah happened. And that was the key event. They had a choice, either treat it like any other event or call in the Marines. They chose the Marines. The problem with that choice is they had to make an example of Fallujah. They, instead, chose to surrender. And that, more than anything else, led to the current situation. Given that they can't even guarantee security in key parts of Bagdad, means our choices are limited. We either have to greatly build up our force levels and bring the rest of Iraq under control again, or we leave. We probably can bring Iraq under control, but it is going to take a lot more than we have there now, and it is going to be a long term commitment. Like a generation or more. And it is going to be expensive.

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