wow, thanks On 8/28/06, DRE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey, a new google beta. > https://www.google.com/a/ > DRE > > On 8/28/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > So with the Lieberman stuff happening I did a lot of reading this > > weekend and have a new position on Iraq which is blend of my old > > position and the Murtha position: > > > > (1.) Up troops to 450,000+. The could be accomplished with a > > combination of any of the following: US troops, mercenarys, NATO > > troops, private security, etc. Why? > > 1.1) We need to lock down the border. > > 1.2) We need to hold territory we've spilled American blood to win. > > 1.3) We need to ensure maximum security for the entire country. > > > > (2.) Build the democracy from the ground up. Tim said it better than > > I could so I won't re-cover it, but we need the talent to start town > > and regional democracy that will eventually *roll up* to national > > elections. > > > > (3.) Set a deadline to leave. WHAT? OMG! WHY?? > > (3.1) Same reason republicans set a deadline with Welfare: > > motivation. When people know there's an end to subsidization it > > typically motivates them to step up. But how can this work you ask? > > > > (3.1.1) We need to deliver the Iraqis a better life and > > better future. 50,000 Iraqis have died since the US invaded and the > > country is careening towards civil war. That is NOT a better life, > > not a secure life, and not a life I'd want to invest in. I'm sure > > they don't either. > > > > If we can deliver REAL security for solid set of > > time, Iraqis will see democracy and the law as a guarantor of their > > security. They'll invest in those institutions and therefore they'll > > have something to lose. > > > > Once they have something to lose they'll be VERY > > motivated to provide their own security especially if the US says > > they'll pull out. > > > > > > BOTTOM LINE: Essentially Bush's policy has been a total failure and > > saying that "we're staying" is more stubborn than strategy. It's time > > to develop a winning strategy and I think what's above is it. > > > > > >
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