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What happened to Shinseki when he asked Rummy for more troops? What makes you think that Rummy was going to send anymore troops after he fired Shinseki? What makes you think that the generals would dare to ask Rummy for more troops after they all saw what happened to Shinseki? Why the hell do you think Bush fired Rummy?
Abizaid is 'macro-general' who looks at the bigger picture of not just war in Iraq, but religious extremism around the world. He's not so much concerned with flooding troops into Iraq as he is with strategically placing them elsewhere in the world where islamic extremsim exists: afghanistan, africa, pakistan. Thats why Abazaid is cautious about the Bush troop level numbers into Baghdad. But the thing is, time is running out. People like you are foaming at the mouth for immediate, unconditional withdrawal. If you read your own articles, General Casey recommends 2 additional brigades into Baghdad, saying that if General Petraeus asks for more, he should get them.
I'm not saying that additional troops alone are going to solve the political problems facing Iraq. I am saying that a lessening of ethnic fighting in Baghdad, a halt in the suicide bombings and sectarian neighborhood murders and cleansings, and the re-establishment of some level of security and basic services to the citizens of Baghdad would increase the chances for political advancements on multiple fronts.
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