This is preceisly the problem General Conway discusses above, those who let emotions and some sort of quest for revenge get in the way of the achievement of the ultimate goals of the mission.
perhaps I am missing something, but is the mission to kill all the Iraqis or is it to "liberate" the Iraqis?
how will making a "parking lot" serve as an example of the benefits of democracy to the rest of the middle east?
Won't this set a bad example?
The mission, in case you have forgotten, is to set up a democracy in Iraq and let the Iraqis serve as an example to the rest of the region of how democracy is better than an Islamic dictatorship.
Saddam killed several hundred thousand Iraqis, will the US military killing ALL of them as punishment for the deeds of others really help to achieve the US's long-term strategic goals in the region?
What did the Iraqis you propose to exterminate have to do with 9-11, Chechnya, or the atrocities of foreign Islamic extremists like Zarqawi--who is from JORDAN.
of course, age and health permitting, if you feel so strongly about this I am sure the Army or the Marines would love to have you.