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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Neocon who wrote (153125)12/1/2004 4:14:48 PM
From: michael97123  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
I agree. I just dont know if more troops would have made any difference over the long haul. It might have gotten us off to a better start in the triangle but this devolution probably would have occurred. Maybe being short troops gives us more of an ability to hold the election, secure our forces, give and end date to motivate iraqis and start departing. Worse case is three states with civil war in triangle. That may be the thing that turned out to be inevitable. Safires spin on the numbers was interesting today. 20% of iraqi are kurds and most are secular, 15% suni and 1/2 secular and 60% shiaa with 1/2 secular. That gives the seculars 57.5% and then if they can coalition with the religious shia in some sort of islamic, semi-demi, somewhat federal who knows. mike
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