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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (19111)	4/29/2004 12:15:26 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

I watched a military briefing on Fallujah and Najaf from Iraq on CSPAN yesterday. The commanders in the field see nothing to be gained from going in house to house, only more insurrection. They seemed to be concerned that the civilian leadership will force them into a senseless bloodbath. They seemed genuinely distressed.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (19111)	4/29/2004 12:35:26 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 81568

Last week, Iraq's top U.S. administrator, L. Paul Bremer, announced that the new Iraqi army would start recruiting top former Saddam-era officers who were not involved in the regime's crimes. Saddam era officers who weren't involved in any crimes - and Bremer knows this because....? This month 126 US troops killed, 1200 Iraqis dead. sfgate.com