From: "Dave Ings" 

I think that's a good point. I wish more people understood this (both
proponents and detractors of the invasion).

I had a conversation with an American citizen about two weeks after the
invasion, and I expressed the opinion that the US would be "in
there" for at least 5 years. The look of disbelief on their face was
amusing (especially in hindsight). Social engineering is hard and
unpredictable.
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Regards,
Dave Ings,
Toronto, Canada

"Mark"  wrote in message news:44482347{at}w3....
>
> I remain optimistic, I just wish people in the US and the world, were more
> realistic in their expectations as far as a timeline goes -- it simply
> isn't going to happen overnight, even without the insurgency slowing
> things down at present.

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