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If you dont think that someone senior in the administration talks to al-Maliki more than once every day of the week youre even denser than I thought.

[/ QUOTE ]The fact that they "talk to al-Maliki more than once every day" would only show that they "talk to al-Maliki more than once every day". Nothing more. What's quantity have to do with quality? You could be writing one politics post more than once every day and still not making any sense.

The fact is, they "talk to al-Maliki more than once every day" and still screw things up royally! As the Iraq Study Group, albeit too diplomatically, makes quite obvious.

Mickey Brausch

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Which has zero to do with the recommendation, which you plainly stated was an indication that they didnt remain in constant contact. Nice try for you though.