machinbidule1974 Do you feel lucky, punk ? | The Guardian: Strategy Pushing US into 'Abyss'
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"I believe we are absolutely on the brink of failure. We are looking into the abyss," General Joseph Hoar, a former commander in chief of US central command, told the Senate foreign relations committee.
The apocalyptic language is becoming increasingly common here among normally moderate and cautious politicians and observers. Larry Diamond, an analyst at the conservative Hoover Institution, said: "I think it's clear that the United States now faces a perilous situation in Iraq.
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"There is only one word for a situation in which you cannot win and you cannot withdraw - quagmire."
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"With at least 82% of the Iraqis saying they oppose American and allied forces, how long do you think it will be before the Iraqi government asks our departure?" said Senator Joseph Biden, the senior Democrat on the foreign relations committee.
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Meanwhile, traditional conservatives who see American interests in the Middle East as focused on a regular supply of oil are anxious because it has pulled its troops out of one big producer, Saudi Arabia, without establishing a sustainable military presence in another, Iraq. "Anyway you look at this, outside the most extreme optimistic assessments, we end up weaker," a senior Republican international strategist said.
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Trop dur, ça craint pour les utilisateurs de SUVs, ça..
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Administration critics, as well as a growing number of Republican moderates, are arguing that to salvage the situation in Iraq the administration will have to jettison many of its other policy goals and political ambitions. For example, it will have to give up all hope of establishing permanent military bases in Iraq, securing advantages for US firms, and staying out of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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On dirait que les politiques, militaires... ne sont plus dupes quant à l'échec qui se profile. Ca promet pour la réélection... Message édité par machinbidule1974 le 20-05-2004 à 22:27:26
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