I read what was addressed to me, I did not figure you’d be sniping at me in a conversation with someone else. I was wrong, so allow me to respond.
First, insurgent =/= terrorist.
Nobody in this thread has yet produced a single cite discussing the overall makup of the insurgency. The fact is, we just don’t know.
Second
Your ignorance is really not my problem, I have said what I have said, I have not said what I have not said. I don’t need to explain a position to someone too lazy to read the thread I’m afraid, it’s boring. But I’ll toss you a bone, here goes:
I’m not claiming anything about what they can or can’t handle, or what their society is or isn’t set up for. That’s a strawmen that some of y’all have been using to attempt to paint people who actually want to listen to the Iraqis, as racists.
The fact of the matter is, and you would know this if you’d read the thread, iraqis themselves answered that they did not want a western style democracy. That was one of the specific questions in a poll I’ve posted, go look it up.
We meant for this to happen?
Whee! Elections! Now show me the pragmatic good which has been done. Elections are oh so spiffy, but life sucks in Iraq for its citizens. But at least they get to vote. Panis et circenses.
Oh boy, elections! Let’s talk after they’ve actually had the damn things, and we see if the peace holds. But, your willingness to count a flock of chickens before you’ve built a coop is quite touching.
Moreoever, the Taliban was a regime which allowed global terrorism to flourish, but Sadaam’s was not. (please don’t bring up the promised but never paid offer of money to Palestinian suicide bombers, as if that had anything to do with American security anyway)
