Yesterday, General Petraeus wouldn't budge from his position, which was really quite simply stated:
We have no idea how long we'll be fighting in Iraq.
We have no idea how much it will cost.
We have no idea whether we'll win or lose.
We have no idea how many will die.
We have no idea how to define victory.
Oh, and our enemies keep changing.
First we give money and arms
to the Sunnis (supported by Al Qaeda)
against the Shia (supported by Iran).
And lo and behold, the Sunni become more powerful and dangerous!
Then we gave money and arms
to the Shia (supported by Iran)
against the Sunni (supported by Al Qaeda).
And lo and behold, the Shia are becoming more poweful and dangerous.
Maybe we should help the Sunni (Al Qaeda in Iraq) again?
Rinse and Repeat for 100 years.
And don't forget the intra-Sunni and intra-Shia battles too, upon which we have to take sides!
Rinse and repeat for 100 years.
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