[river rat]

I'm beginning to think we should pull our guys way back, out of harm's way......and let the thugs and lunatics "run things" for a while....

Then perhaps, some Iraqis would come forward in larger numbers to JOIN us in destroying the lunatics within their midst..

As it is....most are playing a fence sitting game...
They refuse to put their ass into the game....

Semper Fi

[WOSG]

Actually that is what we did... we let al-sadr play at being a mini-saddam of Najaf for a month. soon enough, everybody else got sick of his goons ... so now, instead of being reesntful of the US, these other Iraqis are relieved we are around to 'take out the garbage' for them.

I think our approach of patience and resolve and now annialation has played out pretty good.