US plans Iraq fallback strategy:This part of the world has an allergy against foreign presence"

[maddezmom]

US military plans Iraq fallback strategy-newspaper
12 Mar 2007 08:22:17 GMT

More WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - U.S. military planners have begun work on a fallback strategy in case the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq fails, including a gradual pullout of U.S. forces and more emphasis on training and advising Iraqi forces, the Los Angeles Times reported in Monday's editions.

The strategy, based partly on the U.S. experience in El Salvador in the 1980s, is in the early planning stages, the newspaper said, citing U.S. military officials and Pentagon consultants who spoke on condition of anonymity.

It is a fallback if the Bush administration's plan to send about 26,000 more U.S. troops fails to stabilize Iraq, or if the Democratic-led Congress limits that move, it said.

The newspaper quoted a Pentagon official as saying "This part of the world has an allergy against foreign presence. You have a window of opportunity that is relatively short. Your ability to influence this with a large U.S. force eventually gets to a point that is self-defeating."

more:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N12311617.htm

LBN link to LAT article:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2763795

[POAS]

1. They are just learning this now? n/t

[mediaman007]

2. I'm sure that the families of the 3,200 dead soldiers will appreciate

the valiant cause, that their sons/daughters, husbands/wives died for. Thank you, Bush*/Cheney! Your robbery from the American people is almost complete. You've stolen their futures and their money. Please go to Paraguay and stay there. You can do more brush-cutting there. Take the NeoCons with you. Maybe the tough-talking Rednecks can go too!

Edit for spelling

[bdamomma]

4. yea, build your own green zone, and stay there in Paraquay, I am sure

the warlords will give * a very warm welcome.

[jimshoes]

3. Gee Fox Newz will be

telling us it was a very successful failure for the * admisistration soon.
Oh, and from the finally got the memo huh, dept....
"This part of the world has an allergy against foreign presence. You have a window of opportunity that is relatively short. Your ability to influence this with a large U.S. force eventually gets to a point that is self-defeating."
ed: spelling left uncorrected cuz it kinda fits :evilgrin:

[maddezmom]

5. if it's wasn't so sad, the quote would be a hoot

:(


However, loved the admissistration...opps I spelled it wrong, too! :evilgrin:

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. Don't mention that the El Salvador strategy also included

closing our eyes to government and death squad massacres of entire populations.

[frankieT]

7. racism at work

yeah like if the rest of the world likes foreign occupation troops ...