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March 2, 2006: New York Times Pundit Friedman Again Predicts Iraq in ‘End Game,’ Situation Will Be Resolved within ‘Six to Nine Months’

2006-03-02

Continuing his trend of predicting a resolution in Iraq within six months—a trend that has been ongoing since at least November 2003 (see May 6-11, 2006)—New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman says on NBC: “I think we are in the end game. The next six to nine months are going to tell whether we can produce a decent outcome in Iraq.” [Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, 5/16/2006]