Iraq: a glimmer of hope
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Hey, beats "Iraq: boy, are we #$%ed," hunh? ;)
The glimmer I have in mind is neither the President's current short-term escalation gamble, nor yet the efforts of the Democratic House and Senate to put some limits on the conflict. Instead, I have in mind the belated attempts by the non-elected, permanent government -- military, intelligence, ( Read more... )
Hey, beats "Iraq: boy, are we #$%ed," hunh? ;)
The glimmer I have in mind is neither the President's current short-term escalation gamble, nor yet the efforts of the Democratic House and Senate to put some limits on the conflict. Instead, I have in mind the belated attempts by the non-elected, permanent government -- military, intelligence, ( Read more... )
I haven't seen Petraeus on the teevee, and what I've read in the print press hasn't told me much, either; from others I've heard both good and bad, and I have no reason to doubt your assessment here. The one best thing I've heard about him is that he gets past ego enough to learn from mistakes...rarer than one might hope in such circles. ;)
Anyway, my sole point about him is that having sent him there with promises he'd attack Sadr & company, once there he's apparently cutting deals with him instead, and working on keeping Iran out. I don't even know whose policy that is -- only that it's the best one we've seen in a long while.
More broadly, I meant to highlight the folks in the permanent government who're finally doing something to reverse our slide off the cliff. Heck, even the people leaking details of just how bad the current bunch really is, give me great comfort: not because I'm interested in partisan advantage (and by definition many or most of the whistleblowers are themselves Republicans), but because I think if the truth gets out things will have to improve, at least some.
Crossing fingers and toes (and delighted to hear from ya! :) )
93 93/93 -- AJ
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