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Has the British Strategy in Southern Iraq Failed?

November 6, 2007 - 1:00 am - by Richard Fernandez
Brian H
2007-11-06 00:35:35

“Don’t undertake vast projects with half-vast plans.”

The N. Irish analogy and model didn’t signify, since it required 30 years+ of violence before it could begin to work. That is, the IRA had to KNOW the British were willing and able to be tough. THEN they became willing to play the “softly-softly” game.