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To: michael97123 who wrote (396939)	7/8/2008 11:02:56 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576608

I dont see the problem. We won something that was total quagmire a year or so ago. Lets have a parade for the troops. Agree... PS In last nights argument i had with my friend Al, i said things in Iraq could stabilize further and there was no reason they had to go back to civil war. I said i saw the greatest danger in intra shia strife between al sader and maliki (& allies). I think Iran will settle for a friend on its border and shia control of their destiny in their area. I am sort of optimistic here. Thoughts???? I think you are dreaming. Iraq has been a center of strife for 1000's of years, our brief visit isn't going to end that. It's going to be mess no matter how long we stay.

To: michael97123 who wrote (396939)	7/8/2008 11:06:23 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576608

They want the US out and they want Iran out. Al queda is just about out already. I dont see the problem. We won something that was total quagmire a year or so ago. Lets have a parade for the troops. I pretty much agree with this. I just think we have to proceed with caution to insure it doesn't fall back into the kind of mess we had two years ago, because that IS a bad situation for America. I believe it is clear at this point that Iraq can become largely what the administration's vision for it had been -- a pro-American nation in the heart of the MidEast with at least SOME significant democratic underpinnings (i.e., something other than a straight dictatorship). It took longer and tragically, cost more American lives than predicted. But Americans fight for their freedom and always have, and one day the Iraq War will be seen as a fight for American freedom. A truthful analysis, I think, will eventually show that Bush did the right thing in Iraq, although the job was bungled early on. That, of course, will be years down the road after which the politically motivated media people acquiesce to the truth of the situation.