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To: jlallen who wrote (153946)	12/14/2004 11:58:18 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Baathists are saddamistas no doubt but i think their insurgency is less to bring saddam back than to secure sunni & especially baath sunnis their share of power in new iraq. If we announce we are leaving they too can declare victory and part with their terrorist cohorts. Remember what King Hussein did to the PLO? That could be the ironic end to all of this as the nationalists take out their vengeance on the foreign terrorists in their midst who are perceived to have done most of the killing of iraqis during this period. In any case this type of solution offers some common ground for folks on the left and right taking some of the contentiousness out of the debate. Then we can argue if we really won something or not. I would maintain that it is in fact a victory to have removed saddam and established a fledgling democracy that will hopefully succeed. I dont believe that US troops now there or those that biden/mccain say they need to win will in fact win the armed struggle. I think it is more likely for us to have a better outcome with pull back, timetables, withdrawl and dare i say some UN presence with iraqi govt(including sunnis) consent to help move things along. Mike