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Originally Posted by mmarsh Didn't I hear something recently about "making progress", "surge is working", etc etc? |
I'm no military strategist or diplomat, but I feel that the release of this news is certainly very poorly timed by those responsible for such matters as it sends confused signals to those watching in view of the recent news releases stating that the surge is working.
The Embassy can try to explain it any way they like, but the relevance of this announcement certainly won't be lost on the insurgents. It would have been easier to send them a card saying, "you've got us bluffed". You can be assured that any attempt to justify the statement will just dig us deeper in the poo.