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To: American Spirit who wrote (112085)	1/9/2008 3:00:59 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

What quagmire? "Hertling and other American commanders have said the latest blitz against insurgents is bringing more than just firepower to the field — a determination to speed up work on basic services and other civic projects that commanders believe will win more converts to the American effort. Odierno said Tuesday that it would focus on bettering Iraqi lives as well as on attacks against al-Qaida. The U.S. military already has spent vast sums on public works projects nationwide to try to improve schools, boost electricity and potable water service, pave roads, and rebuild sewer systems. But Tuesday's announcement appears to have been the first American operation that publicly declared an intention to at once kill and capture al-Qaida fighters while pushing to improve the lives of Iraqi people in other ways. U.S. commanders credit the Sunni backlash against the terror group with helping to reduce violence over the past six months. Osama bin Laden condemned the new American allies in an audiotape released Dec. 29." salon.com