>>I apologize. I didn't realize you had a crystal ball. Who's going to win the Super Bowl next year?
>>For the 1000th time...History will be the judge.
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>Packers. Bret is back.
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>>A democratic Iraq, friendly to the west and the US in particular will not attack the US. (now quick, tell me they never conspired to attack us)
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>Just why would it friendly to the US? Because we told them how to behave? Your head is stuck under the sand that Rove and Rumsfeld is shoveling.
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Most Iraqis think very favorably of the US.
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>>A great deal of Iraqis are now joining their security forces to rid their country of former Bathists and Al Qaeda. A great deal of young middle eastern men were very upset at Zarqawi bombing the golden mosque and a wedding reception in Jordan also.
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>Because it's a job and there are only a few to be had? The chance of getting blown up is worth a paycheck. Aren't you glad that it's not that desparte here in the USA?
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In case you hadn't heard, the Iraqi economy is growing. There are many opportunities besides military and police.
http://www.portaliraq.com/news/Iraq's+economy+nearly+doubled+-+report__1111919.html?PHPSESSID=4af767dc3259687a854c36572cbc3c9bThis story from Fallujah illustrates how volunteers are signing up in spite of the violence.
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/Releases/May/060503c.htmlThe Iraqi police are performing missions on there own now.
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=36968The fact that you refuse to see the situation objectively, has nothing to do with the fact that Iraq is improving daily.
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