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ugiiLiiig m i viic may take solace, as Bush wants us to, that coalition forces are training the Iraqi forces to bear the brunt of the war. However, let’s remember “Vietnamization” and realize that when South Vietnam fell in 1975 and the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese agents in the South Vietnam government and military surfaced, over 10,000 agents stepped forward. If anyone thinks that the ambush on October 23 when Iraqi guerrillas dressed as security officers executed 49 freshly trained Iraqi soldiers was a unique event, they are dreaming. We are training, arming, and pretending that we will be able to rely upon, many that are actively working against us or preparing to work against us, either on behalf of Sunni insurgents or Shia religious leaders.
Bush claims Iraq is the front line of the war against terrorism, that we must prevail and that we must be willing to sacrifice. It has become the front fine of the war on terrorism because Bush chose to make it so by invading and occupying the country and then screwing it up so badly. In Iraq we are killing about one terrorist for every 10 that we are helping terrorist organiza
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