Comments on: Some Good News Out Of Iraq Today… http://informedspeculation.com/2007/05/02/some-good-news-out-of-iraq-today/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:29:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: c woof http://informedspeculation.com/2007/05/02/some-good-news-out-of-iraq-today/comment-page-1/#comment-291156 c woof Wed, 16 May 2007 21:14:59 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/05/02/some-good-news-out-of-iraq-today/#comment-291156 The objections arise from the observation that in the provisions is the possibility of the oil fields and their operations being entirely turned over to foreign companies (read: US) and out of Iraqi hands altogether. The objections arise from the observation that in the provisions is the possibility of the oil fields and their operations being entirely turned over to foreign companies (read: US) and out of Iraqi hands altogether.

]]> By: too many steves http://informedspeculation.com/2007/05/02/some-good-news-out-of-iraq-today/comment-page-1/#comment-286395 too many steves Thu, 03 May 2007 17:34:09 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/05/02/some-good-news-out-of-iraq-today/#comment-286395 Friends, it is all negotiation. Positioning for leverage, to enhance existing leverage points, and to diminish the real and perceived leverage of others. A very natural part of the political process. Friends, it is all negotiation. Positioning for leverage, to enhance existing leverage points, and to diminish the real and perceived leverage of others. A very natural part of the political process.

]]> By: Aaron http://informedspeculation.com/2007/05/02/some-good-news-out-of-iraq-today/comment-page-1/#comment-286385 Aaron Thu, 03 May 2007 16:27:59 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/05/02/some-good-news-out-of-iraq-today/#comment-286385 We <i>did</i> have a civil war, though . . . We did have a civil war, though . . .

]]> By: peter http://informedspeculation.com/2007/05/02/some-good-news-out-of-iraq-today/comment-page-1/#comment-286376 peter Thu, 03 May 2007 16:09:02 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/05/02/some-good-news-out-of-iraq-today/#comment-286376 No. However, the British general I mentioned in yesterday's post 11 (in "just about sums things up") has a surprisingly optimistic viewpoint. If you accept his argument about the Iraqis being roughly equivalent to American revolutionaries --which admittedly is a stretch -- he has an interesting thought. After the British were kicked out, we didn't do too badly ourselves. No.

However, the British general I mentioned in yesterday’s post 11 (in “just about sums things up”) has a surprisingly optimistic viewpoint. If you accept his argument about the Iraqis being roughly equivalent to American revolutionaries –which admittedly is a stretch — he has an interesting thought. After the British were kicked out, we didn’t do too badly ourselves.

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