"I wonder how long until the St. Dept. expresses the same view about Al Qaeda"
They already are. The occupation of Iraq has been MANAGED, not won.
We should have dis-armed Al mookie Sadr when we had the chance.
We should have wiped him out. But this "New Tone" thing has hamstrung our troops.
We should have delivered a few 'Highways of Deaths" like Kuwait instead of thei get a long thing. Raw force is the only thing they understand.
The "hearts and minds" approach to dealing with the Islamic world could be America's death warrant.
Please. She had nothing to do with letting Sadr live. That bonehead decision was actually made in-country.
Don't expect it to last, however. There's a price for being an Iranian stooge.
Be Seeing You,
Chris