tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post7105114786779055918..comments2024-03-24T20:07:23.560-04:00Comments on KIKO'S HOUSE: Mission: Brain Surgery In a Burning BarnShaun Mullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-26024182269374310642007-02-12T11:09:00.000-05:002007-02-12T11:09:00.000-05:00Cognitorex:Correct -- and profoundly so.Cognitorex:<BR/><BR/>Correct -- and profoundly so.Shaun Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-20305483543658026112007-02-12T10:43:00.000-05:002007-02-12T10:43:00.000-05:00Please Find Below "Ghost of Arafat", a January 05 ...<B>Please Find Below "Ghost of Arafat", a January 05 Piece Stating Iraq War Status Which Has Not Changed Since</B><BR/><BR/>Overview:<BR/>The Sunni insurgents are a viable fighting force numbering in the tens of thousands. At no point in our lifetime will they be defeated.<BR/>Therefore political accomodations may be made to install peace in Iraq, but there is categorically no 'victory' available. <BR/>The enemy we set out to defeat, the forces of Saddam and the Baathists, are still viable and present on the battlefield. We have backed new governing forces, which already reek of Baathist misconduct and which also must accomodate the insurgents politically to survive. There is no victory ever to be had in Iraq.<BR/>(That the dominant political civilian overseers (Bush / Cheney / neocons) lack both desire for and any visible skill in negotiating makes the difficult simply impossible.)<BR/>A sincere best of luck to Gen. Petraeus.<BR/><BR/><B>Ghost of Arafat</B><BR/>January 11, 2005<BR/>Iraq is now a civil war. We have simply chosen a side. References to Vietnam are tactically correct, but passe politically. The analogies are Israel/Palestine, American Revolution and Northern Ireland.<BR/><BR/>The ghost of Arafat will appear from the Sunni side and George B. to his enormous bile-choking displeasure will have to deal. Were that it were otherwise but this is written.<BR/><BR/>Fielding one per cent of the Sunni fighting-age men as active insurgents/freedom fighters with three percent as cadre (40,000) creates a stalemate. They can not dislodge us and our Shia forces nor can we pacify them.<BR/><BR/>Personally I would find this leader (or group) now and begin the next phase. Offer them administrative control of electric and water reconstruction projects. They create no-kill, no-maim zones, implement the projects, Halliburton yes, Halliburton no, who cares, and we release the money on a quasi 'completion' basis.<BR/><BR/>This gambit lacks all pride and ego but we do get to stay a while.<BR/><BR/>Sarge might say "Light em if you got em," for a change.cognitorexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com