Facts tend to get my attention. And like I said in a previous post, who cares how they classify the war in iraq between the shi'a and the sunnis. What difference does that make?
Then why the rush to classify Iraq as a civil war if it makes no difference? Sectarian violence.. terrorism.. gangsterism.. yes.. but full fledged civil war it is not.. yet.
And it won't be so long as coalition forces remain in the country until the Iraqi army/police is professionalized sufficiently to perceive itself as the guardian of the country's security.
But do you, somehow, believe the killing in Iraq will be less were coalition forces to depart? Do you REALLY believe that those "warlords" on both the Sunni and Shi'a sides would lay down their arms and start hugging one another?
Dammit.. Iraq has the second largest, if not the largest, remaining oil reserves on this planet. Oil represents $$$$$ and people will kill one another in order to dominate that resource. Yet, all I hear from Liberals (and many Arabs) is that this war is about the US attempting to "steal" Iraqi oil. And that's just horsecrap!! They "power elite" on all sides of the Iraqi conflict hope to control that oil resource for their own power and wealth. All we care about is being able to purchase the oil in order to power our economy (as well as that of the world). And, of course, our oil services corporations would like to have the opportunity to further develop and explore for more oil.
Should we leave, the violence will only grow more violent and bloody. With hundreds of billions of dollars at stake in future oil revenue, that's a tremendous incentive to the various warlords, and especially Al Qai'da. Al-Qai'da leadership fully understands the importance of oil. It's part of the master strategy to control it, and then force the western world to pay through the nose to gain access to it. And with that wealth, they hope to set up a Caliphate welfare state where they determine who receives the financial benefit of that natural resource. If you're not a Jihadist, don't hold your breath in expecting any windfall.
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The best chance for the Iraqi people, as a whole, receiving the greatest benefit from that tremendous resource, will be preventing some totalitarian faction from seizing it for their own purposes.
As for the definition of a terrorist, Tim's response essentially stated my position on the matter. And these guys who are blowing up carbombs amidst innocent civilians are terrorists.
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