The question is, what does victory mean? It certainly isn't the number of people we kill or detain
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I think he knows Iraq isn't Afghanistan and that his profile has to be different.
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He has studied military tactics and counterinsurgency operations, but I don't think this is someone who sees himself as a commander. This is someone who sees himself as a stimulator.
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You're watching the insurgents develop more sophisticated methods of attack, and more sophisticated IEDs. They're using shaped charges and anti-tank mines stacked together. They're using 500-pound bombs that can destroy any armored vehicle. They're using these so-called swarming attacks, firing several RPG rounds at one lightly armored vehicle.
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It's posturing. The question is: What kind of clout does the political posture have?
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On a day-to-day basis, the overall level of security is obviously low. We can't secure the airport road, can't stop the incoming into the Green Zone, can't stop the killings and kidnappings
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You can't win in Anbar, Baghdad or anywhere else except politically.
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The reality is that if the Shi'ites and Kurds can be inclusive and if they can reach a settlement with most of the Iraqi Sunnis, then the efforts of U.S. And coalition forces and the growing Iraqi forces are almost certain to be successful
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If, as is certainly possible, the situation devolves down to civil war or separatism, then no amount of military action can really deal with the problem.
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We need to understand that this is a warning,.. Over the next few months we're going to see a referendum on a constitution that's going to trigger more debates on Shiite identity.. The idea that the constitution or referendum is going to clear this up is unrealistic.
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