The last way forward

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Author(s)	Los Angeles Times editorial board
Source	Los Angeles Times
Date	January 11, 2007
URL	http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-iraq11jan11,0,6263807.story
Quote	"It is unlikely that the additional troops will be enough to make a difference, or that Maliki will honor his latest pledge. But America, and Iraq, will know in a matter of months whether U.S. troops can operate freely and whether Maliki's government is worth defending. It would have been nice to have this answer months ago, and Bush deserves the blame for not demanding it sooner."

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This item takes a mixed stance on the position United States should increase troop levels on the topic Post-invasion Iraq.