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To: Keith Feral who wrote (191784)	7/16/2006 12:12:38 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

The moderates do almost nothing to stop them. Somehow, that makes them responsible too. The moderates/progressives with the Muslim world have been muzzled and intimidated for so many years that they simply can not organize sufficiently, or they have left the region for greater opportunities in the West. I met quite a few Iraqi-Americans who were VERY MODERATE who returned to Iraq to work as translators (many at the risk of their lives as they accompanied front line patrols). Yet, they are just as muslim as any native Iraqi. Sunnis, Shi'a, and Christians together working to make bring progressive society to Iraq. We wiled away many hours discussing Iraq, why they left, and why they returned. In almost every case it was because they wanted to do their part to make it a better country. But I do agree with your comparison to the American people and the KKK. Many Iraqis are just feel too insecure to stand up against the threat of a midnight kidnapping or beheading. As a young high school student, the Aryan Nations attempted to organize in our small community. I take great pride that I joined other students in condeming their beliefs and helping them run them "out on a rail". This is what we're waiting to see become more prevalent in Iraq. And the fact that we continue to see large quantities of brave Iraqi men signing up to be soldiers and police, is indicative that Iraqis are growing tired of the militias and militants operating in their midst. But the jury is still out as to whether they will be able to fully disarmed and neutralize these militias without becomeing heavily involved in sectarian violence. What I'm saying is that there are still problems within the Iraqi army and police. But the more time the government that passes with the current government in place, the greater the odds that they will succeed in disheartening the insurgents/militants. Hawk