Wishful Thinking on Iraq

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Author(s)	The Washington Post editorial board
Source	The Washington Post
Date	July 12, 2007
URL	http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/11/AR2007071102042.html
Quote	"But given the risks of withdrawal, the calculus cannot be so simple. The generals who have devised a new strategy believe they are making fitful progress in calming Baghdad, training the Iraqi army and encouraging anti-al-Qaeda coalitions. Before Congress begins managing rotation schedules and ordering withdrawals, it should at least give those generals the months they asked for to see whether their strategy can offer some new hope."

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