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...Middle East is inherently unstable. An American pullout from Iraq would increase its instability. But so would a continued American presence there. Sending yet more troops to Iraq--if there were more troops to send--would only make things worse. We are seeing in retrospect that Saddam Hussein's brutal regime, crippled and contained in the aftermath of the first Gulf War, was perhaps the best of many bad scenarios. As for the future, we can pull out American troops and watch things disintegrate, or we can keep our forces in Iraq and watch things disintegrate. The only benefit...
...responded to mounting doubts about the war by offering a glowing assessment of the mettle and readiness of fledgling Iraqi troops, which the Administration hopes will steadily assume security duties, beginning with next week's national elections. At the same time, Bush refused to set a timetable for a pullout, pledging to "settle for nothing less than complete victory." Yet if that means staying until the insurgency is defeated by arms, U.S. troops should expect to remain in Iraq for a long time, no matter how well the Iraqis perform. "This insurgency has got roots, it's got money...
...military commanders, who have long argued that troop reductions must depend on conditions on the ground, warn against any abrupt cutbacks. "A precipitous pullout would be destabilizing," says Army Lieut. General John Vines, the top ground commander in Iraq. And the Pentagon expects a spike in violence in the run-up to the Dec. 15 election for a new parliament. But the debate over a withdrawal, spurred in part by Democratic Representative John Murtha's call two weeks ago for an accelerated departure, is now out in the open. Here are some of the key questions going forward...
...many. In a speech in Washington on Nov. 10, McCain countered those calling for a pullout, saying, "Instead of drawing down, we should be ramping up." He wants the military to add 10,000 more troops. Lower-level officers on the ground in Iraq tend to agree with the Senator; many complain that there are not enough forces to hold the territory that has been won from insurgents. But many commanders, including Army General John Abizaid, head of Central Command, argue that more U.S. troops would just mean more targets for insurgents. And some defense analysts contend that...
...down but also flattened out, so patients can read labels without rotating the package. Colored rings - say, blue for Mom, green for Dad - help prevent mix-ups, and labels display crucial data, such as drug and dosage, clearly at the top. On the flip side are warnings and a pullout card with medical info. It makes health care almost fun. Next Product: Clear Water Revival...