> Do you seriously think that whenever we do leave Iraq (whenever that > may be, even years out) that the insurgents won't step right back in > and take up their old positions? Are there any examples of terrorism > being stamped out? I think it's a rose-colored view that temporary > diminishing body counts mean progress
If we left the area without some form of solid government, which I will fully admit is taking a frustrating amount of time in Iraq's case, you are correct. Look at recent areas where previous administrations have left too early (or by my estimation too early) and you will, indeed, find exactly what you're talking about. We are trying to not do that in/to Iraq. Hence the reason we've stayed. And we *are* making progress, not just in the lowered number of attacks and deaths but also in gaining the support of tribal leaders who are turning on the insurgents. Some are paying the ultimate price for that but that only works to fuel their camps against the insurgents more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion 8 - Build next generation apps today, with easy PDF and Ajax features - download now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:246698 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
