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The top U.S. general gave Congress an upbeat assessment of the war Tuesday. Here's the reality behind the rhetoric.
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    In Iraq, just as in Vietnam before it, the devil will get his due and anyone that understands the situation in Iraq knows it. The real question is: is the current strategy of paying off the various factions enough to keep the lid on long enough that McCain and the Republicans don't suffer a complete diseaster in November?

    If, God forbid, McCain gets elected in November I predict he will become to Iraq what Richard Nixon was to Vietnam- caretaker to an intractable and needlessly prolonged madness.

    It is time to get back to the Iraq Study Groups recommendations, update them and follow through.

    286 days to go.