[samiam230]

"Death to America" Sounds like a declaration of war to me. The United States is already at war in Iraq. The thing to remember about Iraq is that many, if not most, of the Shi'ites currently in power were in exile in IRAN, LEBANON, and SYRIA during Saddam Hussein's reign. Many, including al-Maliki and his Dawa Party, have historical ties to these countries, as well as to Hezbollah and other radical jihadists. Why do you think al-Maliki refused to condemn the actions of Hezbollah? In fact, the founder of the Dawa party was Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, the uncle of Muqtada al-Sadr. In 1983 or 1984, the Dawa party in Lebanon merged with Hezbollah. What else happened in Lebanon in 1983?! hmmm... Don't believe for a second that Dawa is not still tied to Hezbollah and that this sentiment is a minority view in Iraq. The current leadership of Iraq has many more historic ties to Hezbollah than to the U.S.--and remember, these are supposedly our allies.

[sanjacjake]

I keep hearing our power?? Then I keep hearing of
our own military having to explain every time a
bullet is shot....I say.. SHOW THE POWER..INCLUDE THE NUKE.
WHAT PART OF THAT DO WE NOT UNDERSTAND?? Jake

[CitizenUSA]

samiam230 wrote: "The thing to remember about Iraq is that many, if not most, of the Shi'ites currently in power were in exile in IRAN, LEBANON, and SYRIA during Saddam Hussein's reign."

I can believe that. Unfortunately, we are in Iraq now, and we have no choice but to deal with it as best we can.