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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (241583)	9/12/2007 12:28:04 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

"shouldn't we give it at least another six months and see what things look like then?" We're "turning the corner"? No. The majority of Americans say no.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (241583)	9/12/2007 1:21:24 AM
From: RMF	Respond to of 281500

It's a MOOT issue because no one in Congress has the power to change the course. What I find rather fraudulent about the whole "surge thing" is that MOST of Baghdad has already seen a "purging" of neighborhoods so that Sunni's and Shia's are no longer living together ANYWAY. It's ALREADY a "Federalist System" with only the presence of U.S. troops allowing the Sunnis to continue existing.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (241583)	9/12/2007 6:38:18 AM
From: SARMAN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

There's a moving situation on the ground. Political situations depend on military situations to a large extent. The trendlines have turned positive, and reports say that local solutions are begining to come together, even if Baghdad isn't functioning. Since something finally seems to be working, shouldn't we give it at least another six months and see what things look like then? Didn't you ask for 6 month, six month ago? However, I will remind you in 6 month.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (241583)	9/12/2007 7:08:30 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 281500

The trendlines have turned positive, and reports say that local solutions are begining to come together, even if Baghdad isn't functioning. Since something finally seems to be working, shouldn't we give it at least another six months and see what things look like then? What you're overlooking is that the surge had nothing to do with the "success" in Anbar. Once AQI is gone--and I doubt it will be long--what will happen there? There is Shia factional strife in the South, where the British finally gave up and withdrew. We're going to wait 6 months whatever gets decided here. In fact, plenty of troops will be there for several years, whatever anyone says.