"If they had to level Baghdad to avoid a few American casualties, I personally wouldn't have had any problem with that."
It we had leveled Baghdad, then there would not have been any reason to plan anything for a future Iraq. The federal government of Iraq will reside in Baghdad for many very good reasons. You figure it out if you don't understand what has been planned for phase 2 through 3+. But surely you are entitled to your opinions. I wonder for those that take your approch in constantly speaking of "nuking" cities, etc., if you ever gave any thought as how quickly our nuclear arsenal would be diminished. Would you like to suggest how many thousands of cities, military facilites, etc., would have to be nuked for months on end to "sorta" accomplish what you and others somehow believe could be a solution? I am not holding you to an answer, nor trying to bash your sentiments, I assure you I am no lover of Islam, nor Arab mentalities. And my question is poised to all that take the nuke option whatever that really means, not one individual, not you personally.
Not that I am of the "Nuke 'em all, and let God sort them out" school, but we have tens of thousands of nukes, and could build more if needed. There aren't that many cities and military sites worth a nuke in the entire Muslim world.