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To: jttmab who wrote (19777)	10/4/2005 11:20:05 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) of 20773

...General Casey has been talking about letting the Iraqi forces carry the brunt of the fight with the insurgency. That becomes a euphemism for having a higher death toll for Iraqi forces, as opposed to the Americans. He is also talking about a "smaller US footprint" for American forces, which is another euphemism for letting the Iraqis do most of the fighting. But that reality will not materialize for another year or so. But the Iraqi forces are not ready, and they are not expected to be ready soon, while the Iraqi insurgency is appearing increasingly resilient. That is where the rub is. As long as the Iraqi forces don't shape up and take on the insurgents, the Americans are stuck in Iraq. That is exactly what the insurgents are counting on. That is why they keep killing the Iraqi forces, Iraqi recruits, wherever they find them. As far as the insurgents are concerned, the US should not be allowed a respectable withdrawal from Iraq. It can get out of Iraq the same way the Soviet forces pulled out: after absorbing heavy losses and after facing no choice but to pull out in a humiliating manner. That is the focus of the global jihadis in their current fight in Iraq. atimes.com

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