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To: stockman_scott who wrote (165180)	7/1/2005 2:53:12 PM
From: geode00	Respond to of 281500

I think we should call for a vote BY IRAQIS during the December elections as to whether we should go by a date certain. We should have asked them that during the last elections and even insurgents would have turned out to vote. If we said we were going to pull out in 1 year because, logistically, it would take us that much time to pull out why wouldn't insurgents say, okee dokee why bother fighting the Amuricans because they're going to leave anyway? Better to start fighting each other for power and, say, we may be able to do that politically anyway. Saddam managed to keep jihadists out of Iraq. It would seem that without Saddam and without sanctions Iraqis could do at least as well. So, if we say we're going to pull out, that gives Iraqis tremendous incentive to ignore us and start arguing with each other as to how to share power and stop the influx of terrorists. They want foreign investment don't they? They want the oil industry to make them rich don't they? Why would giving a date to go result in more violence?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (165180)	7/1/2005 2:55:46 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 281500

”USA TODAY Publisher: Bush lied." Message 21153371

To: stockman_scott who wrote (165180)	7/1/2005 3:43:39 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<<Withdraw from Iraq.>> We've already started.