From: "Mark" 

Hmm, interesting hypothesis.

Of course, one must measure your perspective in comparison to your point of
view of as a subject of a failed empire when weighing the relative merit of
your opinion. >

"Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote in message
news:45c7b675{at}w3.nls.net...
> Mark wrote:
>> "John Cuccia"  wrote :Are you
willing yet to
>> describe
>> what you feel
>>> would be a desirable outcome of our invasion of Iraq?  You've said for
>>> years that things "have to" work out there, without
once defining
>>> what that means.
>>
>> The basics are already in place. They voted, they confirmed a
>> constitution
>> (that may need a few amendments going forward, just as our own did), they
>> voted again. Now we have leftover Saddamists and Al Qaeda populations
>> trying
>> to tear it down. We're there to prevent that from happening, as their
>> efforts wane over time the basics are there to go forward. Why all the
>> Dems
>> and some of the Reps want to cut and run and let it all go to hell is
>> beyond
>> me.
>>
>>
> Huh?
>
> What planet are you on?
>
> It ain't the AQ or Baathists & hasn't been since oh late March
> 2K3...it's the shia & specifically the Badr & Sadr boys.
>
> AQ & the baathists are never going to take power & weren't once the
> Baath party lost power 3-4 years ago.
>
>
> Blimey.....Why do you think your great leader is making so much noise
> about the (shia) Islamic Republic of Iran?
>
> Summat about training people to carry out sophisticated attacks? The
> recent "pretend to be mercs & then capture & take away US
troops, kill
> them & then escape" escapade was pretty impressive. Do you think that
> was AQ?
>
> Recent helo losses?
>
> Place your bets it's Sadr or Badr & the US is placing it's bets on hakim
> & Badr.
>
> However the main question will be 3 parts (shia, Sunni & Kurd) or 2
> ((Shia) Arab & Kurd with the Sunni Arabs taking a real nasty beating).
>
> AQ would actually prefer the latter coz a beaten mass of pissed off
> sunni is exactly what their PR etc need.
>
> However be aware that the longer you engage in an insurrection the
> better the insurrectionists become. I think it's called "on the job
> training".
>
> & just think how many tons of nice stable mil grade explosive is still
> buried all over Iraq both on purpose (inc looting of Iraqi army stores
> for months after 2K3) through to the massive mine fields which Saddam
> laid to keep out the Iraqis & indeed the US etc.
>
> Squidge it around a nice cone of copper & you're good to go. Hell have
> you seen the pickies of M1'es total'ed? Big effing bomb to do that.
>
>
> You want rid of the batthist & AQ? Let the Badr boys rip. Course it will
> be ugly with lots of headless little kiddies floating down the tigris
> but hey.
>
> Adam

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