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To: Sam who wrote (63018)5/2/2008 3:35:53 PM
From: TimF  Respond to of 542014
 
The Anbar Awakening, as it has been called, would have succeeded with or without any US help

Perhaps.

No way to really know.

But I doubt very much that they feel any particular loyalty to us.

Not feeling strong loyalty, doesn't mean that there isn't a defacto alliance of sorts, and does not mean they are likely to turn en masse against us.

Re: McCain's spin - I don't see it as being worse than most politicians.