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To: michael97123 who wrote (190441)	6/29/2006 6:35:59 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

If this is the quid pro quo for talks to get started i have no problems with the iraqis and the americans accepting this Nor do I. Reconciliation talks have to begin somewhere, and there's no reason for the Iraqi government NOT to put that date up for consideration and tentative approval. And I say Iraqi government for a reason, because they are the duly elected government of the country and these Sunni groups are eventually going to have to pledge their allegiance to it, and to furthering social and political reconciliation. And this is my primary concern. Timeframes are irrelevant. Desired RESULTS are what we should be focused upon. And this means disarming the militias, creating a rule of law that all parties adher to, and restoring social order. The death of Zarqawi might be presenting a "face-saving" motive for these offers by the Sunnis. So long as he was a live, they could not easily concede defeat (or even an offer of truce). But the new AQIZ, Al-Masri, doesn't possess the mystique or notoriety (hence the likely scenario that he was behind the killing and mutiliation of the two US soldiers) to lead the insurgency. So talking isn't a problem under such circumstances, nor offering an "olive branch" to the Sunni groups. But we must insure that our public statements do not undermine the ability of the Iraqi Government to maintain the leverage of determining when Coalition forces will leave Iraq. Hawk