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Originally Posted by PatriotNews
Pessimism is a great thing if you are expecting a greater outcome in the end. Somehow I doubt this is the desired outcome of the democrats. This in fact is more bad news for the democrats and those internationalists who wish to see the US fail in Iraq. This is a moment to be more optimistic that pessimistic as the Iraqi government is succeeding in taking over their own security as has been the goal of coalition forces from the beginning. This is one of the things the democrats and some of the international community have been critical of the US on, and now that it is actually happening, will they now give the US the credit and congratulations on a job well done? Somehow I doubt it.
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I reread what I wrote and I can’t find where you think I said there was some sort of bleak outcome to all of this. My point was that Al-Sadr never went away and that the civil unrest is something that still exists despite the surge. I don’t see any reason I should concede my point that you can’t force people to coexist with a build up of foreign troops. I also made positive remarks towards the Iraq government handling the fighting.