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2005-06-09 Iraq-Jordan

Sunni Arabs Accepting the Offer They Can't Refuse

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Posted by Steve 2005-06-09 10:17|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1
The al Qaeda approach didn't work in Afghanistan, and it's not working in Iraq.

The al Q approach may not have worked with respect to producing a decent society. However, it has worked to the extent that it produced a cohort of jihadis, thugs, murderers, etc.

These kind of folk will be plaguing Iraq for many years.

Posted by mhw 2005-06-09 12:01|| 2005-06-09 12:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Thats probably because they can't even figure out what the hell they want. They kidnap some dumbass truck driver from the phillipines or something and demand that we withdraw 200,000 troops within 24 hrs. Other insurgents figured out it was hard to kill marines, so they just started killing civilians. They don't even know who they are blowing up anymore. They have no goal, no direction, only one shot-up leader, and absolutely no idea of what they are going to do from one minute to the next. As the govt. makes it's way around all the provinces and brings the sunni leaders into line they will start to attack them for being sympathizers. When that happens you are going to see some weird sh*t start to happen. And I am going to sit back and laugh.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-06-09 12:37|| 2005-06-09 12:37|| Front Page Top

#3 And they'll keep their promises as long as there's a gun stuck to their heads (maybe not as long --- Paleos have a gun stuck to their heads)

Posted by gromgorru 2005-06-09 12:43|| 2005-06-09 12:43|| Front Page Top

#4 How unfortunate our own MSM mislead the poor fools into the Vietnam "quagmire", resulting in more of our guys killed, and a lot more of them. ABCNews/WaPo hasn't given up on the quagmire crusade yet - see the article earlier in the week.

Posted by Bobby 2005-06-09 13:33|| 2005-06-09 13:33|| Front Page Top

#5 I wonder how many more Shias and Kurds will be murdered by Sunni diehards before a general massacre of the Sunnis by the far more numerous victim population will seem like a far better alternative.

Posted by Whutch Threth6418 2005-06-09 13:42|| 2005-06-09 13:42|| Front Page Top

#6 The fact the Iraqi govt. has made it as far as it currently has is amazing. Sadly there will be more casualties and more secretarian tension between Sunnis, Shites, and Kurds. But I hardly forsee a coming general massacre of Sunnis. Things are improving, Iraqi military/police units are growing stronger, the "Insurgents'" (Better put Mass-Killers) support base is becoming smaller and weaker amongst the general Sunni population. As the Iraqi Government stays the course towards the path to Democracy, they will ultimately be victorious. It is very tragic so many have had to die for the longterm freedom of countless millions.
But if there was going to be a general massacre, it would have happened already. The leaders and clerics in all three ethnic groups (Well Most Sunnis...) want to avoid such a massacre.

Posted by bgrebel9 2005-06-09 14:18|| 2005-06-09 14:18|| Front Page Top

#7 You fight the Americans, you die.

And don't you forget it.

And, increasingly, the odds aren't much better against government troops or police.

That's called "progress".

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-06-09 14:34|| 2005-06-09 14:34|| Front Page Top

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