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I would say from the increased attacks abroad in Iraq against US trained Iraqi troops, US supported Iraqi government officials and US troops themselves - that the war is being waged on the insurgents terms, and the US is just struggling to hold on.
There have been massive protests in Iraq against the US occupation - of which very very little is covered by MSM...and just this morning I read where troops have been poisoned with watermelon.
I bet George W. Bush didn't expect to launch a most effective "univeristy" for terrorists to practice and refine their techniques against traditional military troops in Iraq when he authorized the invasion.
I have heard many suggestions ranging from just get out of Iraq, to stay and stabilize...and I must be honest that I really do not know the safest course of action - not only for Iraqi's, but the entire middle east, the US and the globe. It feels like the US has been forced down a badgerhole - and each inch forward results in more collapse of the tunnel, more biting insects nipping, tearing and bleeding. You cannot proceed as there is no exit visible, and turning around is impossible. It has become the Bush nightmare....and we are all forced to participate, one way or another.
The only clear path that I can reasonably see is for the US to impeach Bush and Cheney. Not realistic I know, but I lament that this is the only course of action that will restore US credibility across the world. It is the only way to uphold the notion that laws supercede government power. It is the only way for the US to reasonably admit it was hoodwinked by a cabal of criminals. It is the only way for Iraq to trully become a soveriegn INDEPENDANT nation.
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