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recede as Iraqi forces acquire greater capability and legitimacy. We can then turn attention to the long-delayed reconstruction effort, and we can set a timetable for orderly withdrawal over the next several years.
The stakes could not be higher. If credible elections prove impossible, Iraq will erupt in a civil wrar that our occupying army will be powerless to end. The result: Quagmire, and eventual ignominious withdrawal. The Iraqis will not accept a partial election or postponement. And the American people, half of w’hom already believe that the w'ar was a mistake or not worth the cost, will turn decisively against the war next year.
The window of opportunity is very narrow, and the odds against success are increasing every day. The insurgency in the Sunni Triangle must be pacified, and Baathists and foreign Islamic militants must be neutralized. U.S. election experts say that preparations must be “accelerated dramatically if the voting is to be held
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