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To: KyrosL who wrote (121499)	12/14/2003 9:01:33 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi KyrosL; Re: "Hasn't he already done that with the declaration that he will turn sovereignty over to the Iraqis by next June? Saddam's capture makes this plan a certainty." It would be nice if he had a *"plan"* for an orderly withdrawal, but he's already demonstrated that his ability to plan is defective. The basic problem is that Bush forces the people who report to him to tell him what he wants to hear. This causes him to be disconnected from reality, which makes his command decisions ineffective. The primary problem is that the Iraqis do not like the United States, or Israel, or our military, so if we created a truly representative government there, the first thing they would do would be to order us out of the country. The second thing they'd do would be to sue us in international court for damages. And the third thing they'd do would be to start exporting anti-aircraft weapons to the Palestinians. But the problem is worse than just that there is no Iraqi sovereignty that is (a) popular and also (b) Bush is willing to see govern Iraq. In addition, the plan does not involve a withdrawal of US forces. Bush's intent is to stay there. Bases in Iraq forever. To replace the ones just lost in Saudi Arabia. -- Carl