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sarah.lindon@opendemocracy.net on "Iraq Exit Strategy"

sarah.lindon@opendemocracy.net — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:18:49 +0100

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harrystottle on "Iraq Exit Strategy"

harrystottle — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:43:10 +0100

Feel Free - that's the point of posting it here. Apologies for any delay in replying. I've got my preferences set to alert me to any replies but it doesn't seem to work so I only get to see a reply if I check manually!

dilemmasaremurder on "Iraq Exit Strategy"

dilemmasaremurder — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:01:49 +0100

Ok. Mind if I borrow your idea to float in a few places in the UK?

harrystottle on "Iraq Exit Strategy"

harrystottle — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 00:24:51 +0100

Agreed. Shall we say 6 months from the date of the referendum?

dilemmasaremurder on "Iraq Exit Strategy"

dilemmasaremurder — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 20:25:46 +0100

Nice idea. You'd have to put a timescale on it, though. Otherwise you're into the "Yes, obviously we want to leave, but when it's stable".

Iraq Exit Strategy,

harrystottle — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 11:46:58 +0100

Al Qaeda in Iraq issued a statement Saturday warning Sunni Arabs that voting in the referendum on the constitution would be equivalent to rejecting Islam http://snipurl.com/gsb2 So why don't we just add another question to the referendum - "Do you want the Americans and British to leave the country?" That gives all the opponents to the occupation a vested interest in the referendum. If they refuse to campaign for it, they will very clearly seen by the world at large but most importantly, by the Iraqi community, as wanting to keep the Americans there for the purpose of continuing the fight. They will be put in the position of rejecting democracy even when it offers a peaceful solution to the conflict. Very difficult to sell in the Arab Street. Read the rest of this post...