Abandonment

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Author(s)	Rich Lowry
Source	National Review
Date	July 10, 2007
URL	http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZGFkMmY3ODQ5ZjE1YzAxOGY2NmMzMDY1YWRkOWE2ODE=
Quote	"The surge has succeeded in reducing sectarian killings in Baghdad and civilian casualties overall, but at the cost of increased U.S. casualties and without the Iraqi legislative accomplishments that were established as “political benchmarks.” Those benchmarks shouldn’t be fetishized. The reason that they were considered so important is that they were thought necessary to entice Sunnis away from the insurgency. Instead, the Sunnis have swung our way anyway, in reaction to al Qaeda brutality and to our strength."

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This item argues against the position Coalition troops should pull out on the topic Post-invasion Iraq.

This item argues against the position Iraq Study Group's recommendations should be followed on the topic Post-invasion Iraq.