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To: GST who wrote (151386)	11/10/2004 1:06:54 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I think we an agree that the lessons learned from our falujah assault should guide us going forward. I do not think its as hopeless as you make it out to be. Post Falujah war op has to be far better than post iraq op was or else you will be right. I suspect a valiant attempt post-battle will be made to prove neocon right and you wrong. If you are right it may be time to go. But, just but what if we are right and the terrorists end up on the run and falujah returns to some degreee of peace with reconstruction underway, what then? will you admit you were wrong? mike

To: GST who wrote (151386)	11/10/2004 1:29:16 PM
From: Neocon	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

No, there is actually a government made up of prominent representatives of factions in Iraqi society. It has been able to dictate to us whether or not we could invade Fallujah, otherwise it would have occured months ago. Iraqi exiles invited us in. The Kurds invited us in. Even some elements of the Shi'ite community invited us in, and a majority of Iraqis supported the overthrow of Saddam. We did everything we could not to kill people. Mostly, they chose not to fight, so we didn't have to kill too many. We had a clear mission, overthrowing Saddam and organizing an interim government; hold elections; help reconstruction and security; leave. We are well on our way to trying to improve security enough to hold elections. There is an end in sight, it is just still laboring under difficulties.