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LUVMBDiesels · #7 03-10-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DieselAddict

I'm not denying that Iran is looking out after its Shia allies in Iraq. But who's equipping the Sunni insurgents and Al-Qaeda? Clearly not Iran as that would be self-defeating.

Actually it lookslike the Sunni insurgents and AQiI are at the end of their ropes. The Surge has worked and the people in Iraq are now getting behind their government and helping put down the insurgents esp Al-Qaeda. The issue now becomes the Iranian backed Shia who for the time being have been falling in line. I think that they would stay that way until the week before we cut and run. Then they will come out and create a Shia satellite state or Iran.

What we need to do is to continue the surge tactics and make sure that the people in Iraq get the breathing room they need to get their collective acts together. While I do think that disbanding the Iraqi Army was a mistake it was done we have to move on. Actually I thnik the whole stupid invasion was a mistake -- we could have worked with Saddam like we did in the 1970's the real threats were and are Saudi Arabia and Iran...

The USA should and must take a page out the French play book. EVERYTHING they do is for the aggrandizement and benefit of France. We seem to be the only contry who goes into these things with an idealistic and altruistic mind. You had better believe that if France could not work with Saddam (as they were very happily doing) they would have invaded and simply annexed the oil fields leaving the rest of the country to rot.

The USA should get something straight... either we play for keeps or we should go home. If we are going to enforce a Pax-Americana, we need to be willing to do so. If not then I am all for becoming isolationist, cutting our ties to Europe, China, etc and living within our means. This implies no more cheap DVD players and expensive oil (expensive environmentally and cost wise as we exploit Alaska and the coasts) Close the borders and build the SDI missle shield!