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November 30, 2005

That Looks Familiar

The White House has released a strategy document on Iraq that is well worth reading. But the most overlooked sentence is the first one:

The following document articulates the broad strategy the President set forth in 2003 and provides an update on our progress as well as the challenges remaining.

I have been saying for some time, and other bloggers (notably Steven Den Beste and Wretchard) have also noted, the strategy is apparent and has been talked about for years, but there are some things the President just can't say while there is a chance for the enemy to undermine the strategy. What is most important about this document is the fact that it has been released at all, which indicates that the administration now thinks that, without a tectonic shift in conditions, we have already passed the point where the enemy can defeat our strategy in Iraq.

InstaPundit links to some other bloggers writing on this.

UPDATE: Fixed the Belmont Club link.

Posted by jeff at November 30, 2005 11:35 AM

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What infuriated me was the coverage. This morning I heard on ABC News Radio: "This is the first inkling we have had that the White House may be considering removing troops."

Huh??? The plan for years (even stolen by Kerry) was to train the Iraqis and withdraw troops when 1) Iraqi troops could handle themselves, 2) the political process moved further along towards democracy and 3) economic infrastructures were rebuilt.

What do I see in this plan? Three tracks: military, political and economic as requirements for victory.

There has always been a plan, and this has been it. Revisionism from the Left doesn't change it.

Posted by: Nemo [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 30, 2005 6:00 PM