[EagleUSA]

I think its time either Iraq got a new PM who is not supportive of the radical fundamentalists, or we just walk out of that stink hole. It is time for a decision.

[rhombus]

So ask us to leave, Maliki. Go ahead, I dare you.

[angkor]

"had agreed "timelines" to help end sectarian militia violence,"

Doe the timetable include "right now"?

[SoFloFreeper]

This guy is new to the global political stage. He'll figure it out or he'll disappear, it is really that simple.

[Grendel9]

Interestingly, my post from the
Muslim paper Al Jazeera was posted
immediately prior to yours from
Reuters. I suggest that BOTH
those newspapers insert their own
editorial comments inside their
stories, fusing fact and fiction.

[Steel Wolf]

The government, in large part, is in bed with the militias. If not directly, then through massive infiltration by militia members into government positions. They do generally promote stability, which is why we turned a blind eye for so long. Now we're seeing that sometimes stability comes with a price.

[Tactical]

We can't go into an area, secure it, clean it up and the leave, expecting it to remain free of weapons and militia members. We need to handle it like we finally did Falusia (sp?). Take control of the entire city, and then clean it up, and remain in control on that city, until the locals are ready to provide security on their own.

We arrest or kill a few militia members and more take their place. It's like killing cockroaches. There's 10 more hidden somewhere for every 1 you kill. So secure the city, search and raid every inch of it and turn over a clean city to the locals. If it takes 30,000 troops to do that, then do it. Quit messing around. Problems won't go away unless you confront them head on and stop them.

[pissant]

Al Reuters and Al Jazeera are enemy propagandists, so always bear that in mind.

[Kolokotronis]

Stick a fork in him. He's done!

[SMM48]

Nuri al-Maliki is a pussy

[Edgerunner]

What the Iraqis must understand is you can't allow ANYONE, even your brother, to just go around shooting people. A government run by croneyism will not stand. All perpetrators must be caught and publicly put on trial, and if convicted, punished! Without true justice, all will be lost.

[MEGoody]

Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister pledged on Wednesday to crack down on illegal militias but criticized a U.S. raid on a Shi'ite militia stronghold that killed at least four people.

If he truly 'cracks down', we won't have to do this.

[MEGoody]

Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister pledged on Wednesday to crack down on illegal militias but criticized a U.S. raid on a Shi'ite militia stronghold that killed at least four people.

If he truly 'cracks down', we won't have to do this.

[Courdeleon02]

The problem is that the Shiites do not want to share power with the Sunnis their former masters. There is ingrained hatred on both sides. Iraq has become a struggle between two religious groups. Iraq is also not a cohesive nation and never will be. I believe the best solution may be to partition Iraq into three countries a Kurdish north, a Shiite south and a Sunni west.