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To: Brumar89 who wrote (345607)	8/6/2007 2:29:19 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578161

Apparently unperturbed by such brilliant military guidance and with July surge-forces now at 30,000, the progress achieved has been anything but a failure. For instance, over and above successful clearing operations in and around Baghdad, aligned U.S and Iraqi forces have driven the insurgents from Baquba, in Diyala province, and from the Euphrates valley in Anbar province. 15 children among 35 killed in Iraq suicide blast latimes.com Hmmmm.....if this is success, what does failure look like to you guys?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (345607)	8/6/2007 2:30:43 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578161

"We've made some progress in the surge, we've made some military progress. But I think [Petraeus will] be honest enough to say we've made no political progress." As is often said of its counterpart, it's becoming abundantly clear that truth is the first casualty of anti-war. Now this is hilarious.......what do you guys know about truth?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (345607)	8/6/2007 3:45:46 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578161

Is this another sign of success in Iraq? More ministers pull out of crumbling Iraq cabinet Mon Aug 6, 2007 3:06 PM EDT By Peter Graff and Mariam Karouny BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's unity government plunged deeper into crisis on Monday when four secularist ministers withdrew from cabinet meetings, less than a week after the main Sunni Arab bloc quit. A total of 17 ministers, nearly half of Maliki's cabinet, have now quit or are boycotting meetings at a time when he is under growing pressure from frustrated U.S. officials to make demonstrable progress in reconciling Iraq's warring sects. "We are still in the government but we are boycotting cabinet meetings," said Human Rights Minister Wijdan Michael, one of the four ministers from the secularist party of former interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. Earlier on Monday, a truck bomber in a crowded residential area killed at least 33 people in their homes. The cabinet boycott means Maliki sets off on Tuesday for visits to Turkey and Iran this week, with signs he is losing control of his government back home. In Baghdad, U.S. diplomats met held the first meeting of a new security committee with officials from arch foe Iran. Establishing the security sub-committee has been the main achievement so far of new face-to-face contacts between Washington and Tehran -- enemies who have had no diplomatic ties for almost 30 years but were driven to the negotiating table earlier this year by the threat of all-out civil war in Iraq. "It is an established channel of communication and we will see in the future as to whether or not it is a useful channel of communication," U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters in Washington. A U.S. embassy official called the first meeting, which last four hours, "frank and serious." After it ended, ambassador Ryan Crocker met his Iranian counterpart Hassan Kazemi-Qomi for two hours of further talks in the office of Iraqi security adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie. The United States says Iran is fomenting unrest in Iraq by supporting Shi'ite militias and supplying weapons such as armor-piercing bombs used to kill U.S. troops. Iran denies it is responsible for violence and blames the United States for unleashing sectarian strife after its 2003 invasion. A U.S. military spokesman said on Monday Iran had trained some of the Shi'ite militants who were behind more than 70 percent of attacks on U.S. troops in Baghdad last month. Continued ... ca.today.reuters.com