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Monday, October 15, 2007

mission accomplished?

remember the LAST time he said that (and how fetching he looked in that jaunty jumpsuit)

Al-Qaeda In Iraq Reported Crippled
Many Officials, However, Warn Of Its Resilience


By Thomas E. Ricks and Karen DeYoungWashington Post Staff Writers

The U.S. military believes it has dealt devastating and perhaps irreversible blows to al-Qaeda in Iraq in recent months, leading some generals to advocate a declaration of victory over the group, which the Bush administration has long described as the most lethal U.S. adversary in Iraq.
But as the
White House and its military commanders plan the next phase of the war, other officials have cautioned against taking what they see as a premature step that could create strategic and political difficulties for the United States. Such a declaration could fuel criticism that the Iraq conflict has become a civil war in which U.S. combat forces should not be involved. At the same time, the intelligence community, and some in the military itself, worry about underestimating an enemy that has shown great resilience in the past. .........

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