6/28 New Iraqi leadership demonstrates intelligence -- arrange for transfer
of sovereignty two days early, catching enemies off guard.
State Department (Powell et al.) takes over from Pentagon.
Say hello to four more years of Dubya!
\_ Sounds like a total lack of confidence to me. I am not against
the war, but this is defeatism at its best. Are we going to
suddenly withdraw all the troops unilaterally to catch the enemy
off guard too?
\_ Transfering early shows a lack of confidence? It's defeatist?
What are you smoking? Would you like to explain how this is
anything even remotely negative for the US and new Iraqi
goverment?
\_ Chickening out on keeping it on the scheduled date is lack of
confidence on one's ability to defend against the insurgence,
especially when they're trying to make people believe that
they can defeat the insurgence.
\_ Handing over power early was a brilliant move to circumvent
violence planned for the day of takeover and avoid the
nastiness that might have ensued if they'd tried to delay.
HOWEVER, troops are going to remain for quite a while,
and they're going to continue to be targeted and killed.
No love for the Bush reelection campaign. -!op
\_ It sure looks like they're trying to cut-and-run early.
\_ I would say the U.S. gave up on trying to do it all by
themselves.
\_ Why? So the new government can be blamed for attacks instead of the
provisional one? Why would W profit from this?
\_ Because people don't follow these things so closely, despite
saying they're interested when polled. Easily spunnable.
\_ This is what Iraqis have said they wanted all along, and they're
getting it. Who knows what happens now.
\_ "Mr. Khafaji's circle of friends, most in ankle-length
dishdasha shirts, said their principal criticism of the US
occupation was that the US hasn't been brutal enough with
insurgents and criminals. They predicted that Allawi will get
tough. "These murders are supposed to have their throats slit
and be thrown into the river,'' says Kassem Fadel Hassan, the
cafe owner. "Hopefully, we'll start to see that."" w00t! |
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