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To: Neocon who wrote (154086)	12/15/2004 12:57:34 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

I see.

To: Neocon who wrote (154086)	12/15/2004 2:29:54 PM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

Neocon, re: smack us back to Jersey...... I think it was you who said something the other day like, "in view of the success of the Fallujah campaign." Maybe you'd like to see one of the signposts of our "success" against the insurgency that simply can't be spun with words. After all, what we DO is surely is more reflective of the realities in Iraq than what this Administration says. These subtle hints of what is really going on in Iraq should not be ignored or hidden by noisy rhetoric about how we can't lose in Iraq and how we will not lose our will to win: cnn.com "The crash came as U.S. forces were stepping up the airlifting of supplies to troops because of the threat of insurgent attacks against ground convoys. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper authorized the increase in flights in November to reduce the number of convoys traveling on dangerous Iraqi roads. Air Force statistics show that during a monthlong period in November and December, air cargo flights carried 450 tons of material per day -- about 100 tons per day more than past airlifts. Officials said the increase in flights kept more than 400 trucks and about 1,050 drivers and military escorts off the dangerous convoy routes during that time. U.S. commanders are analyzing whether the Air Force could increase the number of flights and looking at other methods to improve convoy safety....." Now who said that we would soon accelerate our efforts to turtle up and limit the number of opportunities for the insurgents to hit us? Oh, that's right, it was me. What this means, simply stated, is that we aren't making positive progress in "defeating" the insurgents and that, conversely, the insurgents are making progress in driving us into holes and out of their cities and countryside. Critical thinking is a good thing. Ed