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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
REF: http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/US-...123959704.html
I was going to title this thread "Did someone say back-flip? Again?!", but thought better of it.
Personally, I see this change in the Administration's position of "splendid (and arrogant) isolationism" as a good thing.
Everyone knows the US is unable to defeat the insurrgents. The British and Irish know that. The Israeli's know that. So it's best to negotiate with them.
Hopefully this will help start the reduction of the terrible carnage in Iraq. Of course there will always be the crazies to deal with, but it's nice to see acknowledgement of the fact that the US is not dealing with only "terrorists" over there. This despite the irrational heretofore contention that this was the case.
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I see this as a horrible precident that will potentially weaken any foreign US efforts for years to come.
The US is only dealing with terrorists over there. Because they aren't necessarily islamic fundamentalists don't mean that they aren't terrorists. Actions like this only help ensure that the US looks foolish to the rest of the world.
And as for not being able to beat the terrorists in Iraq, It is possible to do. But it isn't possible to beat the terrorists fighting the type of war many liberals think we should.