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...forces, the Iraqi people, the Iraqi political leaders." His comments, echoed by President Bush during the North American summit in Quebec, seem to be a predicate for declaring that if Iraq is lost, it will be the Iraqis' fault. Top U.S. generals are predicting that the 30,000-strong troop surge will begin receding in early 2008, bringing the total U.S. military presence down to 130,000 by next August. Military officials hint that they want to sustain that level through the end of the Bush Administration...
...should model our troop withdrawal on the British pullout from Dunkirk in 1940. Commandeer everything that flies and floats. Do it under cover of smoke and tear gas or fighter escort if necessary. Burn the equipment, but get the soldiers out now. Dunkirk was a defeat for the Brits, but the spirit that emerged from the rescue operation galvanized them for ultimate victory. We might claim some of that spirit by rescuing our soldiers right away. Doug Dix, Bloomfield, Conn...
...Duffy's recommendations are so similar to those of the Iraq Study Group that it is heartbreaking. We could be halfway through the painful troop withdrawal if the Bush Administration had simply listened to the experts on that bipartisan commission. Meanwhile, China continues its economic growth, gleefully holding our enormous debt, which finances the Iraq debacle. Our economic future frightens me far more than the insecurity of the Middle East. Sharon R. Clark, Mammoth Lakes, Calif...
...memorial fund has been established by the Fienning family at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 9 West Calhoun St. in Sumter, S.C. Donors may choose whether their funds will support the church's Boy Scout Troop 86 or the church's music fund. Fienning was an Eagle Scout and contributed greatly to the church's musical programs, his brother said...
Collaboration or consultation between a human rights organization and the United States military might seem like a positive strategy in light of recent negative media attention to troop behavior towards Iraqi civilians...