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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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To: Suma who wrote (39493)7/12/2007 12:16:29 PM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (2) of 541785
 
Moving Forward in Iraq

The "surge" is working. Will Washington allow the current progress to continue?

BY KIMBERLY KAGAN


A very strange piece. I tried to find some evidence for the assertions and found two kinds. One, such as assertions that the Maliki government is accomplishing reconciliation, is only a hope which she tries to pass of as a certainty. Every other reputable source, including more than a few Republican senators, assert that the Iraqi government is doing nothing. In fact, we know there is a no confidence motion lurking around somewhere.

The second kind of evidence is that of making small sectors safer. I've seen that argument made by reputable sources as well. So I take it as said. The problem has been holding those zones. Once the US troops leave, the zone/sector reverts back. Lots of those stories.

One wonders when we'll finally, if ever, get out of this present political culture in which simply flat out lying is acceptable.
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