soc.culture.china

On Nov 6, 10:58 pm, rst0wxyz wrote:
> On Nov 6, 1:46 pm, "ltl...@ " wrote:
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> > John P. Abizaid was interviewed by a middle eastern reporter. The link
> > to the article is:
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> > / ?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&artic...
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> > The article commented on Abzaid's views including the follwoing.
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> > "He also understands the limits of military power, because he knows it
> > intimately, and he also knows that foreign armies in the Middle East
> > can generate a combination of resentment and resistance (which his
> > former civilian bosses in Washington fail to grasp). He says that
> > military force against what he calls "AQAM" (Al-Qaeda and Associated
> > Movements) only buys time, while over the longer run a combination of
> > diplomatic, political and economic policies is required to defeat
> > AQAM. He recognizes that "military actions alone will not stabilize
> > Iraq, which is one of our top priorities now," but also that American-
> > led military policies in the long run could inadvertently spur the
> > expansion of extremist movements as a response."
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> > 1. In short, American military cannot defeat "AQAM" (Al-Qaeda and
> > Associated Movements).
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> > 2. American military policy will encourage the expansion of extremist
> > movements.
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> Remember now, before the invasion, we were told the Iraqis would greet
> and welcome us with open arms and flowers as the great liberator.

I posted this message shortly after I saw LT Lee's post, around 2pm.
This post is 9 hours late.