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Originally Posted by sailaway21
Mitch,
I'd love to discuss things with you but you seem rather hung up on matters six or seven years old. In the present world that is almost seemingly a lifetime ago. Let's get up to date. We're winning in Iraq and, not the least, we're winning the battle of hearts and minds. The Iraqi government is disfunctional in many ways but compared to us, past and surely present, they're not all that bad and progress is being made. Al-Qaeda has seriously mis-stepped within Iraq and not only gotten their collective asses handed to them, they lost a goodly number of leaders, and the Iraqi's have seen and rejected emphatically the al-Qaeda vision of the future. Not bad for a war still in progress. Oh, and we've had no al-Qaeda attacks on western soil. what part of success do you wish to argue?
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sway, after 5 years, $800 billion, 4,000 dead it's about time bush can show some progress. i am well aware of the progress-- it's been reported in the wash. Post of all places! and it"s due to increasing troop strenths no matter what you want to call it. yes, al qaeda has lost ground in iraq. but they managed to tie us up for 5 years in a country they had no presence in 5 years ago and to get bush to take his eye off the ball (afghan.) i also said previously it's about time the iraqi's stood up for their own country. bully for them. now they face quite a dilemma, agree to a longer american occupation or face increaed irnian pressure should we leave. maliki better make hay while the sun shines. 2009 loooks like a tough year for him. sway, yes I am up to date but am still seeking the Bush end game for this gambit. right now all i see is make it the next guy's problem some legacy,huh? so look to the rest of the bush term and what do you see? just curious.