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We need more boots on the ground and less hand wringing about winning hearts and minds in a nation whose cult culture hinges on honor and humiliation.

The surrounding nations demand that we control Iraq? We need to cast off the failures of the past, Viet Nam should have taught us that there is no way to win a humanitarian, PC war. To win a war, ground must be taken, held, and controlled along with the population, and I don't see that happening in a large enough scope.

Our troops are being subjected to a segement of people that will wave American flags in their face, as they drive by, then pick up a gun and shoot them in the back.

I think the Iraqi citizens that really want change will tolerate police state measures until the situation is under control. Iraqi's need to be finger printed, and id'ed, a person should be secretely appointed on each block to "know his neighborhood" and report any unusual activity such as people moving in or out, strangers in the area, and unusual activity and hours of anyone on his block. Failure to do so ends in prison time.

Secret cash bounties should be paid for strangers or suspected terrorists turned in by citizens.

This ability should not be in the hands or ability of the interim government to use, when we leave our policing proceedures and information goes with us.