http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/7838Iraq Cease-Fire: The Real Answer
by Brent Budowsky | Jun 1 2007
There is a story on the AP wire
quoting Gen. Ray Odierno instructing his commanders in Iraq to contact insurgent groups in search of possible cease-fires in the sectarian war.
This is profoundly important and represents the single best hope for a positive outcome in Iraq.
The idea would be to seek an all-Iraqi cease-fire and a political solution that ends the carnage among Iraqis and unifies everyone to achieve a military victory against the al Qaeda terrorists.
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South Africa, Ireland, Central America and Lebanon in the 1980s were all resolved by political solutions and cease-fires. It will be Hard, but it can be done. The U.S. should put the full force and power of our country behind the push for a cease-fire.
Gen. David Petraeus has a long history of being subtle and committed to political and diplomatic solutions, and it is major news that private talks have begun.