Until the Iraqis themselves start turning these people in, start attacking them in public, and start dragging them out of there safe-houses and hanging them from the the nearest street lamp there will be no peace, justice, or freedom for Iraq.
"Until the Iraqis themselves start turning these people in, start attacking them in public, and start dragging them out of there safe-houses and hanging them from the the nearest street lamp there will be no peace, justice, or freedom for Iraq."
In which arab/muslim country have the "good guys" shown the will, to do as you state?
In which arab/muslim country have the "good guys" fought a revolution, to create a reasonably stable, democratically self-governed place?
Following WWII the allies took the time, deployed the necessary resources to provide Germany and Japan the chance to make themselves members of a peaceful and prosperous world.
That is the challenge Bush has the courage to pursue in Iraq, for the sake of the region. To me it seems a difficult risk, based on the answers to the two questions posed above.
We are getting zero help from the UN, Russia, France, Germany. But the effort is supported by Britain, Japan, Italy, Poland, and others.
I doubt we get much help from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc. And we may need to take on Iran and Syria.
Is it all worth it? Bush thinks so. He and his team are smarter than me, so I'll defer to their wisdom.
I know we are in the early campaigns of WWIV, against the part of islam that wants to fight. I know that, without Bush telling me.
I also know this war must be fought, for we sat back hoping against hope, that it wasn't so.
I know arab Christians, and Iranian Christians and Jews. They tell me islam is evil. It is in their book.