You don't think the US allowing virtually a mini Taliban state to exist there under our noses, thumbing 'em at us and celebrating their victory over the Americans in not going to lead to more jihadis is somehow a good thing.
If that's the case, then why go into Iraq and stir up the hornet's nest?
So, we liberated Falluja from a brutal tyrant to allow a Taliban township to rise.
And a couple of Marines in Falluja died for this yesterday?
Do you believe EVERYTHING the RATmedia publishes without ANY reflection upon its truth or why it lies?
Frankly, I don't like the current situation. Yet, there were really no good alternatives. A full on assault might have destroyed the prospects for the June 30th handover and beyond. Then again, it might not have. These are hard decisions.
I still think though, as I have said previously, that a succesfull transition to a democratic Iraq, trumps a localised set back like Fallujah as far as the Jihadists are conserned.
Many. I think it’s a betrayal.