Why should he? Why should AQ? Whats in it for them if we leave Iraq…but if Iraq isn’t a Taliban type statelet under their thumb? Lets say that they DO leave Iraq in peace for the 15 months it would take for us to pull out. Then lets say that somehow they also convince the various insurgent bands, militias, criminals, the religious fanatics and the simply mad to stop killing as well. And they basically just hang out for 15 months. Who is likely to benifit the most from such a cease fire? The Iraqi military, thats who. They will then get over a year of solid training, be allowed to catch their breath, cycle recruits through their system (set up by the US) instead of having them wacked in busses or outside barracks and such.
How is that a good thing for AQ, Zarqawi, the Sunni secular or religious insurgents…or even the criminals? None of that is to their benifit so why should they institute what would be a nearly impossible to control cease fire?
What AQ would gain, especially now, is a scintilla (or shroud) of credibility as an organization with a purpose other than hate. IF—yes, it’s a might big “if”—they pulled off the 15 months of peace, after that time, they would be taken more seriously as having the best interest of Muslims at heart. Continuing to blow them up just works to ostracize and marginalize themselves.
magellan01:
What AQ would gain, especially now, is a scintilla (or shroud) of credibility as an organization with a purpose other than hate. IF—yes, it’s a might big “if”—they pulled off the 15 months of peace, after that time, they would be taken more seriously as having the best interest of Muslims at heart. Continuing to blow them up just works to ostracize and marginalize themselves.
If you think they care what people think of them, you give them more credit than I do.