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It Can’t Be Won Militarily; So, Send More Troops?

By W. Patrick Lang and Ray McGovern | Information Clearing House

As Robert Gates takes the helm at the Pentagon this week, he can be in no doubt that Vice President Dick Cheney and President George W. Bush remain determined to stay the course in Iraq (without using those words) for the next two years. What Gates probably does not realize is that the U.S. military is about to commit hara-kiri. More...