Comments on: Better News In Iraq

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:27:34 +0000

So either Obama is going to be a liar and not pull out the troops or he is going to reverse the progress and pull out the troops before they should be removed.

Were US troops involved in this latest operation?

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:26:26 +0000

Michael, the elimination of all violence as a condition of success is a non-starter.

True enough, but at the same time, suppressing symptoms isn't enough to call it a cure either.

Do you ever contemplate why you always post on the conspiratorial worst case first?

Um, how can saying "Hey, the guy causing the violence still has the same ability to cause violence that he had before" possibly be considered the "conspiratorial worst case"? That's like saying "Sure Osama bin Laden is still on the lose as head of Al Qaeda, but it's only a conspiratorial worst case scenario to think he'll cause more of the same violence in the future".

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By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:24:26 +0000

So either Obama is going to be a liar and not pull out the troops or he is going to reverse the progress and pull out the troops before they should be removed.

By: charles austin

charles austin — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:11:22 +0000

Michael, the elimination of all violence as a condition of success is a non-starter. Been to Chicago lately? Or Washington, D.C.?

Do you ever contemplate why you always post on the conspiratorial worst case first?

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:24:02 +0000

The question now is are they fixing the problems, or just suppressing the symptoms? As long as Al Sadr retains his authority and his militia, there will be a possibility that violence will resume. As enough time passes, that probability approach 1.