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This, along with Bush's embrace of Sharon (not literal), has set back our Middle East diplomacy 10 years. One of the talking heads was talking about how this war in Iraq will be won or lost by the Lance Corporals and the PFC's. How sad to "lose" it in this way.
In an earlier discussion I was having with ARTelevision, I mentioned the two fronts in the War on Terror, the military and the diplomatic (winning the hearts and minds of the muslim world), AKA the hard and soft fronts, and how they are equally important. This latest incident was a major defeat on the soft front.
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"In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."
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