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To: NightOwl who wrote (126748)	3/21/2004 7:17:31 AM
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I simply cannot accept losing this fight. The USA have won the Iraq war as much as a war can be won militarily. Heck, a year ago I was a afraid of a Stalingrad-like scenario #reply-18486907 Winning hearts and minds is a different matter and a pretty PCish target introduced only in the 20th century. The US forces could easily switch to a "5% mode" and finalize an old-fashioned victory. But how do you get rid of the non-terrorists creators? Confront the hate preachers early and don't look the other way. I recently posted that Berlin will probably not allow the construction of a mosque which is related to the European Muslim Brotherhood which in turn has terrorist links. #reply-19721403 The other CB thinks it's a matter of the First Amendment to allow free speech. #reply-19722018 But I believe a lot of the current terror trouble could have been prevented if the Islamicists would have been confronted earlier, in the madrasahs and elsewhere. I read about Qutb nearly two decades ago. #reply-17389667 To be clear: by "confronting" I don't mean nuking or bombing but, for instance, simply telling the western audience publicly in clear terms that there are certain mullahs who would like to kill "infidels" in large numbers. For dichotomies to be effective they have to be highlighted, and if it happens early they don't become deadly. If we back down from any serious attempt to force reform on Iraq... It's impossible to force it. Bremer and the CPA provide nearly the best of what can be done with finite resources. For instance, the infrastructure has approximately been restored to the pre-war level, and there are institutions which might secure some stability after the power transfer: currently there are already 200,000 members of Iraqi security forces. cfr.org How the Iraqis make use of their opportunities should be up to them. I bet that success is more likely than failure if they get a chance to exert their free will.

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