Residents, not militants, not terrorists, not "Islamic extremists," residents and citizens of Iraq dragging the burning bodies of FOUR American reconstruction contractors through the streets....Quote from bali_survivor:
Some of the stuff here is not in line with reality and is an over reaction. If you do that (pull out) then you are the same as the Spaniards (give in) and then the terrorists have won.
Unfortunately the problem is they do not stick to their own locality - don't forget that they came to the US too (in addition to other places).
These people have never shown much respect for the the decisions / rules of others. Lets go back to the establishment of the state of Israel. Did the Arabs respect that? Right from day one they wanted to drive the Jews out and were not content with living side by side.
And do not forget the jealousy of those who are not able to make a decent living to those of us who are a bit better off. ( Try living among them for 7 years and you will start to understand the issues a lot better. )
As usual the "good guys" have to abide by the rules, yet the bad guys can use whatever they want.
Turning off the light there and pulling out will not work, just wish it was that simple.
These are symbols.
9/11 Twin Towers strikes were symbols.
These are serious symbols that cannot and should not be taken lightly.
Maybe "insurgents" bombed the SUV of these American contractors, but it was the general Iraqi population who mutilated their bodies and drug them through their streets cheering like they are at a baseball game.
And these are the people the US wants to set up a civilized government over? HA!
WHO will ever go to build/reconstruct anything in Iraq now?
To me, it looks like symbolically that Islamic participants have won.
Saham

