Segunda, 22 de novembro, 2004

   30 de Janeiro

Eleições no Iraque: 30 de janeiro. Quem viver verá (no kidding).

Será a paz do Norte e Sul vindo para o triângulo, ou o oposto?

Será finalmente a hora em que aumentarão o número de tropas ou o começo da retirada?

Se quem conhece a área está confuso, imagine nós pseudo-pundits.

Na dúvida, continuo acreditando. Ou como descreve o Friedman:

"Readers regularly ask me when I will throw in the towel on Iraq. I will be guided by the U.S. Army and Marine grunts on the ground. They see Iraq close up. Most of those you talk to are so uncynical - so convinced that we are doing good and doing right, even though they too are unsure it will work. When a majority of those grunts tell us that they are no longer willing to risk their lives to go out and fix the sewers in Sadr City or teach democracy at a local school, then you can stick a fork in this one. But so far, we ain't there yet. The troops are still pretty positive."