US/IRAQ: Washington surveys bleak strategic options

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

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Constant strategic adjustments
Grim leitmotifs
Unrealistic political expectations
Failed timetables
Positive spin
Disastrous trends
Sinking government
Sectarian maelstrom
Regional conflict
Fleeting opportunity
Internal administration initiatives
Iraq Study Group
No good options
Khalilzad the magician?
Rapid withdrawal disaster
'Least bad' option

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