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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 02:42 PM
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Escalation Architect Fred Kagan 2 Months Ago: Iraq Turning Corner; Today: More Time Needed
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/18/escalation-architect-fred-kagan

Escalation architect Fred Kagan two months ago, on how Iraq was “turning the corner.”

The new effort to establish security in Iraq has begun. At this early stage, the most positive development is a rise in hostility to al-Qaida in the Sunni community. … n balance, there is reason for wary optimism. … The most that can be said now is that we seem to be turning a corner.

Fred Kagan now: “More Time Needed.”

Kagan recommended waiting until the end of the year before judging the operation’s success. Even then, he added, it might be some months before Iraqis make the political compromises necessary to bring lasting stability to the country.
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 02:44 PM
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 02:44 PM
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2. DU predicted this on day one of the "surge" - let me guess the last deadline
will be Jan 2009? :mad:
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 02:45 PM
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3. how many corners have they turned now?
maybe 20? So, they've made a complete square 5 times?
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devilgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 02:46 PM
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4. six more months, just six more months.....
:sarcasm:
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sicksicksick_N_tired Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 02:47 PM
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5. All right. Fess up effer'!!! How much money YOU making off this war!!!
Who's paying you?
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MediaPatrol Donating Member (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 03:50 PM
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6. Fred Kagan's Urge to Surge...
http://www.mediatransparency.org/spreadtheword.php
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