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To: tonka552000 who wrote (31076)	11/6/2003 12:55:47 AM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 89467

three big reasons we do NOT depart Iraq quickly 1. we must keep the oilfield production firm (motive for war), and that requires perhaps 12 more months of upgrades, not to mention airtight security to prevent more pipeline explosions, if we are to make secure a significant regular flow of crude oil 2. airbases are critical to hold onto (motive for war), ever since expulsion from Saudi Arabia, and that requires a critical mass of troops, since these scattered military bases are the centerpieces for security deployment in the entire Middle East 3. Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds will absolutely kill each other for power, in this nation which for several decades has endured a "winner take all" mentality, so strong security is essential to prevent a gradual breakdown into a religious civil war (what I expect is occurring) no way, Jose' your grapevine scuttlebutt is very reasonable, credible but it clashes with the reality of #1, #2, #3 early indications are clear bomb attacks are directed precisely at the domestic security forces expected and trained to take over they are being intimidated into staying clear resistance is well aware of what is necessary for US Troop withdrawal THEY WANT A BATTLE ROYAL what we are seeing is the reality-based justice deceptive basis for war with WMD claims false promises on duration and cost and deathcount diversion from Halliburton and Harken it will not work reality dictates a continued endless troop presence this aint VietNam, it is 100x worse we will be there deep into the next prez term / jim