HOW BUSH IS TRYING TO SAVE FACE IN IRAQ: THE PRESIDENT IS NOW TAKING CREDIT FOR TURNING SUNNI TRIBES AGAINST AL-QAIDA IN IRAQ. BUT TWO YEARS AGO HE REJECTED A SUNNI OFFER TO NEGOTIATE AN END TO THE VIOLENCE - SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL (SALON, SEPTEMBER 13): In the end, Petraeus could not convince even himself. Petraeus has lost his battle. Crocker has revealed the strategy as hollow. But the policy goes on.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/09/13/iraq_war/print.html
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