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| Originally Posted by alloyed2sea Well, as much as Rummy was "possessed" with the idea of not fighting another Vietnam (and trying repeatedly to "win" it back, at least in his own mind) - he failed to stay around long enough to see a repeat of a Tet -style Offensive in Baghdad; which my friends is right around the corner (i.e., the due date on GEN Patraeus's report on the Surge, come September).
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I'm not so sure of that 'big offensive". In this case I think the enemy wants us to stay there so they can continue to beat up on us. We're playing right into their hands, propoganda wise. They continue to recruit with us there as a whipping boy.