It is difficult to see how the Bush administration could have done a worse job in Iraq, but on this insistence that the elections be held in January, they have got it right. Hand the keys over to the Iraqis, move the troops out of the cities and into the countryside, and let the Iraqis take responsibility for their country. The coalition forces should only be there to make targeted raids on the terrorists, not as security for the country. * If the suggestion is that the US is pulling out or something, this doesn\t sound like it. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FL04Ak02.html I can see though how the US might want to waive any responsibility for the security of ordinary Iraqis, while continuing and even escalating military operations in the country. O.K. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html