From: "Mark" 


"jeff"  wrote in message
news:4158802d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Mark wrote:
>> "...and maybe a reporter pushing a slant."
>>
>> Or maybe it's the administration making the subtle point that most of
>> Iraq is
>> safe?
>
> No, because fostering the attitude that any part of Iraq is
"safe" is a
> stupid thing.
>
> Stable perhaps. Safe? No.

Yes, I agree that stable is a better characterization.

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