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Re: Iraq insurgents take Saddam's home town in lightning advance
Our intel performance in Iraq while US forces were deployed was superb. Moreover, while we were there he followed our advice more often than not. Our outreach to the Sunnis was the basis of the success of the Surge. A Status of Forces agreement could have been reached had our side not been so eager to use those negotiations as a pretext to leave.eace
I asked a few times- just how big a force are you talking about? What happens when Maliki refused to extend the Status of Forces agreement with exemption from Iraqi law for Troops and 'contractors'?
Maliki doesn't need a HD big screen 'picture' (and with our intel track record are ya sure it is a help???), he needs guys who will fight, he routinely ignored our advice, he routinely rewarded political cronies and relatives, from day one not once we left ... :doh
'We' didn't steer crap, we CREATED the crap fest with disenfranchised Sunnis.... :doh
BushII/Bremmer threw all the Sunnis out of work, gutted the police and administrative forces- how quickly some forget....
You can train and train and train, but unless the trained troops are willing to fight and face death.... :roll:
Our intel performance in Iraq while US forces were deployed was superb. Moreover, while we were there he followed our advice more often than not. Our outreach to the Sunnis was the basis of the success of the Surge. A Status of Forces agreement could have been reached had our side not been so eager to use those negotiations as a pretext to leave.eace