From: John Cuccia 

On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 18:58:03 +0100, "Phil Payne"
 wrote:

>> Yep.  Add this, too.  It appears that  we're finally beginning to
>> realize that we have to deal with the Iraq we've got, and not the Iraq
>> we wish we had:
>
>Not yet.  There's still talk of a permanent presence along the Korean or
>German model.

That's likely been the plan all along, particularly after getting kicked
out of Saudi Arabia.

> Ain't gonna happen. Thrown out is thrown out, to the very last man.

Nah, we'll have permanent bases in the Kurdish region.  The US is welcome there.

>And the 104-acre embassy won't last long, either.

You're wrong about that.  There will be a US embassy in Baghdad.

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