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kevinmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-31-08 09:09 PM
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John McCain: Strategy for Victory in Iraq - Add More Troops
Quote from JohnMcCain.com on Iraq.

Bolster Troops on the Ground

A greater military commitment now is necessary if we are to achieve long-term success in Iraq. John McCain agrees with retired Army General Jack Keane that there are simply not enough American forces in Iraq. More troops are necessary to clear and hold insurgent strongholds; to provide security for rebuilding local institutions and economies; to halt sectarian violence in Baghdad and disarm Sunni and Shia militias; to dismantle al Qaeda; to train the Iraqi Army; and to embed American personnel in Iraqi police units. Accomplishing each of these goals will require more troops and is a crucial prerequisite for needed economic and political development in the country. America’s ultimate strategy is to give Iraqis the capabilities to govern and secure their own country.

http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/fdeb03a7-30b0-4ece-8e34-4c7ea83f11d8.htm
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Georgie_92 Donating Member (313 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-31-08 09:12 PM
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1. Oh hell no! We can't let him happen!
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greenbriar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-31-08 09:13 PM
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2. if we don't stop fighting each other this will happen
and we just found out an hour ago that my BIL is one of those that will be sent.


he gets to come home for a few days then off to IRAQ
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PseudoIntellect Donating Member (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-31-08 09:15 PM
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3. Wow, deja vu? Having Bush III in office would be terrible.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-31-08 09:21 PM
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4.  So I know I am not the mathmatical wiz but where are these
additional soldiars going to come from.

We do not have millions of soldiars to quell Iraq with their lives.

This has to end.

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