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To: Dale Baker who wrote (49091)	2/13/2008 6:04:04 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543106

>>If the Iraqis were unified and moderate, there could be a good chance of knitting together a successful state. But the three factions barely get along, the national parliament gets very little done, the police is largely a militia for one group, etc. We can't solve those problems for the Iraqis, as much as we have tried. Right now we are garrisoning the streets and trying to get the locals to behave. We could keep doing that indefinitely and not achieve more than keeping a lid on. We need a better plan than that for the next five years.. << Dale - Yes, we do need a better plan. And it has to start with the clear knowledge that our current approach isn't working. - Allen