Found this over at Eye-On-The-World blog and just thought this needed to be brought out again, in light of recent news that Iraq had met 15 of the famous original 18 “Benchmarks” …just in case anyone missed it… Quote: I don’t think 15,000 or 20,000 more troops is going to make a difference in Iraq and in Baghdad.” He also said he saw “no evidence that additional American troops would change the behavior of Iraqi sectarian politicians and make them start reining in violence by members of their religious groups.– Barack Obama, January 8, 2007 Fast forward to June 1, 2008: Sunni Parties to Rejoin Iraqi Government. Iraq’s main Sunni Muslim political bloc is on the verge of rejoining the Shiite-led government after a nearly year-long boycott, a step widely seen as vital to reconciliation after years of sectarian conflict. Sunni...
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