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To: michael97123 who wrote (146018)	9/20/2004 5:45:25 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

We cannot set a date for withdrawal. They will just wait us out, then attack the Iraqi regime. The borders will never be perfectly controlled, any more than the Mexican border. Besides, we cannot trust Syria or Iran. Iran is backing Al Sadr. It is doubtful, without regime change, that they will back Sistani. Much simpler: decapitate the various insurgent groups, kill or capture the remainder, rinse and repeat, until you have gotten enough for the Iraqis to manage the residual forces. Then have a skeletal "forward base" set up, send most of our people home, and submit the future of Iraq to the will of Allah.......