It's certainly not by occupying Iraq. That's the concept you just can't seem to get.
Ah.. hum.. There is a government in Iraq, duly elected by 12 million Iraqis to represent them. That government has NOT requested that coalition forces leave Iraq.
What "occupying" power would permit the country they are supposedly "occupying" to hold such power as to make such a request?
Thus, by calling the Coalition presence in Iraq an "occupation", you're building your argument on a logically flawed foundation.
Maybe that's a concept YOU "can't seem to get"..
And Bush, just yesterday, reiterated that the moment the Iraqi government asks us to leave, we will pack our bags and go. And that is EXACTLY the very same belief that I hold to... If we're not wanted there by the elected government, then we cannot impose ourselves upon them. And it creates even more impetus for their government to organize and create the conditions where foreign forces are no longer necessary to protect the elected government.
But one thing you can be sure of, the FOREIGN Al Qai'da fighters will not leave unless forced out, killed, or their recruiting base demoralized.
I'll address some of your other points in my next post ... This topic was deserving of a separate response.
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