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To: Skywatcher who wrote (10444)	4/16/2004 11:27:44 AM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 173976

I think you pretty much have to explain to Sadr that you have two choices. Either become a part of the process in a peaceful manner, or if you resort to violence, then the coalition has no choice but to take him out. With the turn over of power coming in June, he can become part of the political process and can be a voice in Iraq, if the Iraqi people want to hear him. But urging violence at this point in time is not going to be in his best interest. I do understand their frustration. Unemployment in Iraq is more than 40%, and a lot of people want to get back to normal...if you can call living under Saddam normal...but they don't like the occupation any more than they liked Saddam. If the US wanted to be successful they needed to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people. That should have started with a massive rebuilding program, led by Iraqis...not Haliburton. And the Iraqi people should have been given the option of full employment. Then we would not need to contemplate sending more troops to Iraq at this time. And of course we should have another 50,000 peace keepers in Iraq as part of that program as well. The Bush plan is...well a Haliburton plan. It will not get the job done. Orca