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| Wood; Time to forgive and forget if Iraq is to rebuild |
| 2007-01-04 |
| When I was rescued from terrorists in Baghdad by Iraqi forces, I thought this was proof positive that US policy in Iraq was working. US and coalition forces were training the "new Iraqi army" and empowering them to take control of their own destiny. My captors were caught by Iraqis and tried in an Iraqi court in the room next to where Saddam Hussein was also being tried. They were found guilty and are now serving life terms in jail. But things changed when Nuri al-Maliki was elected Prime Minister of Iraq with the decisive support of terrorist turned politician, Muqtada al-Sadr. Sadr's Mahdi Army and the Shiite death squads are now running amok, killing Sunni citizens. |
| Posted by:Threns Crineque4808 |
| #4 Once thing is true: things changed when Nuri al-Maliki was elected Prime Minister of Iraq |
| Posted by: Spomort Greling4204 2007-01-04 07:51 |
| #3 Word, Verlaine. The writer, like all libs, makes an emotional investment in a particular individual or sub-groups, then projects the good characteristics of his selection on an arbitrarily larger group as innate instead of chosen behavior: I would agree with him if ALL Sunnis in the army had refused to carry out orders to commit crimes against humanity. They do not, choosing to support terrorists in their midst. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2007-01-04 07:32 |
| #2 Okay, I'll bite, iff I'm reading this article correctly Woods is indir affirming that DESPOTISM =XTREMISM BY ONE SIDE, as represented by Organz Terror and on-going sectarian Violence, is the greatest problem for Iraqi Muslims, NOT THE AMERICAN OR WESTERN INFLUENCE/PRESENCE IN IRAQ OR ME, NOR US-WESTERN ATTEMPTS TO ALLEGEDLY CONTROL ME = WORLD OIL. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-01-04 01:25 |
| #1 He doesn't understand Sunni politics or dynamics in Iraq. They were spoilers before there was anything to spoil (i.e., elected sovereign government). They ain't gonna play nice with the other kids, ever. That's Cause One in Iraq ever since we invaded, and by now we've about exhausted all the obvious dodges and other ways to avoid facing that fact. Even Wood thinks the problems started with the upsurge in Shi'a death squads. Effect, not cause. |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2007-01-04 00:46 |