[BJClinton]

...a complete disarming of the Iraqi populace...

Seen on a bumper sticker on an Iraqi's pick-up: They Can Take My Gun, Bullets First.

[DoughtyOne]

If the Iraqi populace' ability to disrupt governance is not brought under control, the new Iraqi leadership hasn't a chance of being successful. When that new government is toppled, those that replace it will most certainly work with terrorists hell bent on destroying the United States and it's interests.

I know that you want the Iraqi populace to be able to defend themselves from the likes of the next Hussein. So do I. But you'll have to acknowledge that these same guns and explosives in the hands of the populace a year and one half ago, did not protect them one iota.

The best hope for the Iraqi people is a stable viable government. That will NEVER happen with the old members of the Republican Guard armed to the teeth.