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Many pages have been written on the Iraq War - its origins, its goals, the mistakes made, and the tragic stalement in which Iraq is stuck now - by people whose knowledge and experiences are very impressive. Our intention is not to add another forum that would comment on these matters.

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7/6/07

Small Steps Deeper Into Oblivion?

Just some news items worth cataloging while considering...

New GOP Defection from Bush Iraq Policy:

... our interpretation: the Chicago Tribunes caption that Senator Domenici has joined the "cut-and-walk" approach of Republicans is depressingly poetic. I watched Senator Lugar last night on Charlie Rose and saw the same thing: an attempt to get the President to take the initiative in a broader bipartisan fashion...

Now, giving credit where credit is due... these from "The Daily Dish":

America's Secret Army 06 Jul 2007 07:52 am

Paraphrased by me: the private security suppliers (aka mercs...) and reconstruction contractors (aka carpetbaggers...) have surpassed the "official" American presence in numbers...

All I can say is that I agree with General Nash... "It's obscene" (and add that it's not going to help...).

Political Triage In Iraq 06 Jul 2007 08:37 am

A new blog shepherded by Juan Cole; and a sane proposal:

Attention now needs to shift to holding back the forces unleashed in Iraq from spreading more widely. US credibility is now very limited in the region. We need to think in multilateral terms. We need to think in political and not military terms. We need to launch a political initiative along with the European Union in support of a political process led by the moderate countries of the region to do the necessary to halt the spreading cancer and to stabilize Iraq.

Why not put the New International Mandate before the Congress immediately?

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