tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post231383238461514723..comments2023-09-06T05:58:02.522-07:00Comments on Palousitics: "Pulling out sends the wrong signal; Long-term benefits of staying outweigh short-term benefits of withdrawal"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-72165100341258477792007-08-31T11:01:00.000-07:002007-08-31T11:01:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.April E. Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940677956053695836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-51117525224520432782007-08-31T10:05:00.000-07:002007-08-31T10:05:00.000-07:00Not at all, I just wanted to point out that while ...Not at all, I just wanted to point out that while the surge has increased security it cannot be maintained.Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342168163597762721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-49403751170159933402007-08-31T10:01:00.000-07:002007-08-31T10:01:00.000-07:00"We don't have the troops to sustain the surge ind..."We don't have the troops to sustain the surge indefinetly" (sic).<BR/>Are you advocating a draft?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600654309482979580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-36904434226642846842007-08-31T09:11:00.000-07:002007-08-31T09:11:00.000-07:00I agree with him, we can't just pull out of Iraq. ...I agree with him, we can't just pull out of Iraq. By the same token however we can't continue with the same policy we have now because 1) We don't have the troops to sustain the surge indefinetly and 2) because the violence wont stop until some form of political stability is achieved. And to me the fact that we have not been focused on finding ways to encourage that political stability (be it through benchmarks or some other way) is one of the major failures of our policy in Iraq.Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342168163597762721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-40699883847069301102007-08-31T09:04:00.000-07:002007-08-31T09:04:00.000-07:00BTW, congrats to the College Republicans for their...BTW, congrats to the College Republicans for their clever safe sex/don't pull out demonstration earlier this week.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600654309482979580noreply@blogger.com