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To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (146014)	9/20/2004 6:17:04 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Hi Alastair McIntosh; Re Novak reporting a quick exit from Iraq... Interesting news. I've been saying that one of my reasons for voting for Bush is that I believe that he will get us out of Iraq faster than Kerry. That is, Kerry believes that he is a genius who can win the war that Bush is losing: "Sen. John Kerry's political aides, still languishing in fantastic speculation about European troops to the rescue, do not even ponder a quick exit." Bush, on the other hand, has had his aura of "competence" already removed, and personally knows how hard it would be to get Europe to send troops into Iraq. Any sudden increase in troop level in Iraq will only be accompanied by an approximately proportional increase in death toll among the occupying forces. Iraq is an unwinnable war, and eventually we will have to run with our tail between our legs. More quotes from the fascinating article: Whether Bush or Kerry is elected, the president or president-elect will have to sit down immediately with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The military will tell the election winner there are insufficient U.S. forces in Iraq to wage effective war. That leaves three realistic options: Increase overall U.S. military strength to reinforce Iraq, stay with the present strength to continue the war, or get out. Well-placed sources in the administration are confident Bush's decision will be to get out. suntimes.com The simple fact is that the fiasco in Iraq has reduced the President's ability to use military force everywhere in the world. If we're not winning, then we're wasting lives and losing opportunities. After 18 months, it's clear we're not winning. -- Carl

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