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More troops needed in Iraq. Or not.

shecky

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Senior U.S. military commanders in Iraq say it is increasingly likely they will need a further increase in combat forces to put down remaining areas of resistance in the country.

Convinced that the recent battle for Fallujah has significantly weakened insurgent ranks, commanders here have devised plans to press the offensive into neighborhoods where rebels have either taken refuge after fleeing Fallujah or were already deeply entrenched. (reg req'd... sorry)
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Then again...

A growing number of national security specialists who supported the toppling of Saddam Hussein are moving to a position unthinkable even a few months ago: that the large US military presence is impeding stability as much as contributing to it and that the United States should begin major reductions in troops beginning early next year.

"Our large, direct presence has fueled the Iraqi insurgency as much as it has suppressed it," said Michael Vickers, a conservative-leaning Pentagon consultant and longtime senior CIA official who supported the war.
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Whadda y'all think?
 
Well on the generals in Iraq have a better record for dealing with problems there than anyone else I'm going with the generals.
 
Off the top of my head, I would say that moving more US forces into the country during the run-up to elections that are meant to create an atmosphere of Iraqi empowerment is a bad idea.
 
CapelDodger said:
Off the top of my head, I would say that moving more US forces into the country during the run-up to elections that are meant to create an atmosphere of Iraqi empowerment is a bad idea.
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The alturnative is that they may not happen.
 
I believe that the occupying forces have become part of the problem rather than the solution to the problem.

Jim Bowen
 
geni said:
The alturnative is that they may not happen.
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Just do it, and declare the results credible. If the Sunnis want to boycott it, that's their problem. As things stand at the moment, the only no-go areas will be in Sunni territory; as long as the Shia and Kurds are on board there should be plenty for news management to work with. Getting Sunni voters out in Baghdad will help as well.

I think it's feasible, but more of the Faluja treatment won't help. Declare victory, describe the insurgency as broken-backed and make some deals.
 
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