From: "Gary Britt" 

That general should be Prime Minister/President of Iraq.

Gary

"Mark"  wrote in message
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> Oh well, then we must really be in a quagmire after all 
>
> P.S. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2005/20051212_3621.html
> BAGHDAD, Dec. 12, 2005 - The highest-ranking military officer in Iraq said
> over the past year his country's armed forces have accomplished "almost a
> miracle."
> ...
> Babakir downplayed the danger of a civil war in the country. He said there
> certainly will not be a civil war "if the Americans stay."
> ...
> Any coalition troop withdrawal should be gradual, he said, because
coalition
> forces are integral to the success of democracy in Iraq.
> ...
> The Iraqi general also said the United States should think about
> establishing long-term bases in Iraq. "This is a strategic area, and for
> your own self-interest you should have bases here," Babakir said. "You
would
> help promote stability. Look at Germany and Japan and South Korea. Look at
> the turnaround in those countries, and it is all because of America's help
> and support.
> ====
>
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:439f0892$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >
> > "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> > news:439f0788$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> No I quoted an ABC News survey.
> >>
> >> Gary
> >>
> >> "Phil Payne"
 wrote in message
> >> news:439f0725$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>> "Gary Britt" 
wrote in message
> >>> news:439f03dd{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>> > The BBC has no credibility.
> >>>
> >>> Erm .. it's THEIR survey you've just been quoting.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4514414.stm
> > The poll by Oxford Research International was commissioned by the BBC,
ABC
> > News and other international media organisations, and released ahead of
> > this week's parliamentary elections in Iraq.
> >
>
>

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