An sensical person knew from the very beginning that the escalation was just a band-aid. You can use military force to suppress militias for a while and when faced with overwhelming force the gorillas will melt into local population and wait until they find a weak spot. That's what gorillas always do.
So anyway the recent wave of violence in Iraq just goes to show that the escalation, as predicted, has achieved no lasting effects. The militias are still there waiting for the day a reckoning when each group will compete for the position of head warlord. No amount of politicians posturing before the media is going to change this reality. Even if the usual suspects here desperately want to pretend other wise.
So anyway the recent wave of violence in Iraq just goes to show that the escalation, as predicted, has achieved no lasting effects. The militias are still there waiting for the day a reckoning when each group will compete for the position of head warlord. No amount of politicians posturing before the media is going to change this reality. Even if the usual suspects here desperately want to pretend other wise.
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