Iran calls regional summit to curb Iraq violence

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    Originally Posted By TomSawyer

    Iran has called for a summit with the presidents of Iraq and Syria to figure out how to work together to curb the violence that has pushed Iraq to the brink of a civil war.

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    Originally Posted By TomSawyer

    I wonder what would happen if the government of Iraq asks Syria and Iran to send troops to help stablize the country.
     
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    Originally Posted By mrichmondj

    Well, it might not be that hard -- just reprogram the folks they've already sent there to destabilize the country.
     
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    Originally Posted By wahooskipper

    Looks like things will be fine now. Thank goodness. :p
     
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    Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA

    Imagine if this had been done 3 years ago, in lieu of going over and bombing the heck out of everything.

    Nah, that's no fun. If countried don't do what we want, bomb the hell out of them.

    Richard Nixon taught me that. And Harry Truman before him.
     
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    Originally Posted By jonvn

    You'd think they'd realize by now that you can't win by just bombing. You need overwhelming ground force and a willingness to be ruthless and devastating to the enemy and anyone who may be in a position to support the enemy.

    How many times do we need to learn this same lesson?
     
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    Originally Posted By DouglasDubh

    <You'd think they'd realize by now that you can't win by just bombing.>

    Didn't we win in Bosnia and Kosovo without an "overwhelming ground force and a willingness to be ruthless and devastating to the enemy and anyone who may be in a position to support the enemy"?
     
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    Originally Posted By TomSawyer

    That was a different situation than North Korea or Iraq would be, Douglas.
     
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    Originally Posted By jonvn

    "Didn't we win in Bosnia and Kosovo without an "overwhelming ground force and a willingness to be ruthless and devastating to the enemy and anyone who may be in a position to support the enemy"?"

    No.
     
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    Originally Posted By crapshoot

    <<Richard Nixon taught me that. And Harry Truman before him.>>

    And all this time I thought it was LadyBird.
     
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    Originally Posted By DouglasDubh

    <That was a different situation than North Korea or Iraq would be, Douglas.>

    Of course. I didn't think I implied they were.
     
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