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The Iraq insurgency for beginners »

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A leading expert on the insurgency clarifies who is shooting whom in Iraq, the growing power of al-Qaida, the influence of Iran, and the only thing left for the U.S. to do.

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berkeley
March 2, 2007, 2:10 p.m.
we shouldn't be there but we can't leave?
otherwise, it's pretty good.
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oldgringo
March 2, 2007, 6:14 p.m.
We've got a tiger by the tail. Stupid to grab it...afraid to let go. Great article, Aidenag. I'd love to see more like this one. Thanks!
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MikeReardon
March 2, 2007, 6:18 p.m.
That is the point we should start to realize from here; We get a hard landing anyway it goes, and they get a harder landing anyway this goes. Why keep a major disaster in place that is not something you can fix? Break clean and let it fall apart quickly. Then let them do, what they will end up doing anyway. Break clean and six months from now, they will finish off one side or the other. This may end with masses of Sunnis being pushed out of Iraq exactly like the Palestinians were pushed out of Israel, ending with new Sunni refugee camps in Jordan and Syria. The Shia majority and the Kurds in the north have land issues with division that will add even more pressure on the Sunni in any long war. We don't add much with a slower end to this anyway. They get a hard land anyway this goes.
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HMMace
March 3, 2007, 8:55 a.m.
Then we should tell all saudi arabs in the USA--"get out"..our pres, Bush made a grave mistake when he let the sauids,egyptians,etal..off the hook...he should have said---"Any more attacks on this country, and all of you will feel our wrath...all muslim countrys empower thier terrorists..they must bear the blame...When I can walk safely in Arabia, then we could reconsider..other wise--all arabs out of this country...We can use illegal mexicans to drive our taxies...We do not need you (arabs), and do not want you...get out of here..lest we invade your country..and put your family in harms way..