This brief discusses the structure necessary for any plan of action in Iraq, arguing that "we cannot at this point resort to cosmetic, scattershot proposals that have nothing behind them to try to correct the course".
Author: Anthony C. Zinni
Published November 27, 2006
This brief discusses the structure necessary for any plan of action in Iraq, arguing that "we cannot at this point resort to cosmetic, scattershot proposals that have nothing behind them to try to correct the course".
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