Sent to you by Leo via Google Reader: Waiting for the general (and a miracle) via Full print edition on 9/6/07 America agonises over the pitfalls of staying in Iraq--and of leaving
"AMERICA is between two fires. If it stays in Iraq, it will bleed to death; if it leaves, it will lose everything." So said Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's deputy, in 2004. If he is right, can America extract itself from this trap? When America's senior commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, and its ambassador in Baghdad, Ryan Crocker, brief Congress on the state of the war from September 10th onwards, they will find a capital divided. Much of Congress has decided that the war is lost and the troops should be brought home. Others believe that General Petraeus's "surge" is starting to work and that the politicians are in danger of losing a war the army is beginning to win. ... Things you can do from here: - Visit the original item on Full print edition - Subscribe to Full print edition using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
