Senator John F. Kerry (D-Mass), traitor to the United States during the Vietnam War, calls that a nussiance level of terrorism.
He says you just need to learn to deal with it.
Everyone likes Uncle $am.
I was once all for bringing democracy to the middle-east but after having served there I truly understand, Neutron bombs are the only answer.
Oh and I would still vote for GW again if given the choice :)
when will we get the pictures of desperate people hanging onto American helicopters as they leave? we may as well pull out of afghan also. anyone there still loyal to our forces will be rethinking their future.
I have a better alternative for the Iraqis: use the tools we gave you.
Because of the betrayal of the Vietnamese by the Democrat congress, sacrificing the lives of many valiant ARVN, from the very start of the rebuilding of Iraq, the US military was *determined* that the Iraq army would be able to defend its nation against any serious threat.
They have outdone themselves. The Iraqi Army now has 17 Divisions with some 200,000 soldiers, with training at all levels from the US Army and USMC. It has a complete set of schools, from basic training and branch schools, to Command and General Staff.
While military Divisions are common in the Middle East, they are almost all “paper” Divisions, with their largest functional units being Brigade sized. But the Iraqis have fully functional Division Commands, trained in Division operations. This is a huge advantage over separate Brigades on the battlefield.
That is, an Iraqi Division with four Brigades can likely beat an enemy with eight or more Brigades.
And most of these Iraqi units have been involved in real anti-insurgent operations. So they have considerable real-world experience, something also missing among the other armies of the region (excepting Israel).