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To: Bilow who wrote (104644)	7/11/2003 2:34:59 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Thank you for predicting disaster, Carl, I feel better now.

To: Bilow who wrote (104644)	7/11/2003 5:39:24 AM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

<Over the next six months the neocons will begin talking about how to get enough troops to keep Iraq pacified.> You are underestimating the neocon's ability to ignore reality. From now to the election, they will: 1. continue to declare that major hostilities are over, and we won 2. continue to say they are bringing freedom, order, and prosperity to Iraq. After all, they're saying we did that in Afghanistan, and that requires a heroic ability to ignore facts 3. tell the military to pacify Iraq with the current troop levels. When this proves impossible, they'll simply pretend it's happening anyway. They clearly believe that, if enough high administration people say something enough times, it becomes true.