The focus of the discussion is somewhat more on the military bloggers, but Ali has an interesting comment that echoes my speculation yesterday about the reasons for the mixed signals being sent re the upcoming elections.
Ali: The elections should be held at the decided time throughout the entire country, and every effort should be made to clean areas like Fallujah and Ramadi from terrorists and Ba'athists. It won't be easy at all but I believe it can be done. I believe that talks about elections in safe areas are not what Iraqi and American administrations were thinking of. It's rather an attempt to put pressure on tribes in hot Sunni areas to put down guns or stop supporting "resistance," help the central government in its war against terrorists and join elections before the Shi'ites take it all.
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