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To: Bilow who wrote (152147)	11/20/2004 2:53:31 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

What happens between now and january elections is key for me. If we/iraqis cant quell the insurgency its time to set a date for exit, protect our troops in safe areas and hope for the best. Ultimate fall back is three state solution. As i said in an earlier post, I think there is a 50/50 chance that falujah may have so weakened their command and control structure that what we might be watching is the last gasps of this insurrection. If our military intel is wrong (again), zarquawi has/will find other safe areas to operate from. So 50/50 and then a 180 if necessary. Mike PS Even if 3 state solution is what ultimately happens and even if there is civil war in the sunni area for a long period of time, we still do not have saddam to worry about.

To: Bilow who wrote (152147)	11/22/2004 6:49:34 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Perhaps you missed it, but the Iraqi government prevented us from settling with the terrorists and insurgents in Fallujah and elsewhere, so this is just a resumption of what was to have occured in April. Anyway, from my perspective we are still running terrifically low in fatalities. This is based on historical comparisons, not arbitrary standards. We are being very conservative with the lives our troops.