Unsubstantiated rumour or point of fact?

[Occhidiangela]

If this capture is used as an excuse to "cut and run" now that the 'bad guy' has been caught, and avoid the cost of picking Iraq up off the ground after having bombed the crap out of parts of that country, then shame on us. We gave Japan a better shake than that, Germany and others as well. Russia got billions as a payback for tearing down the wall, sorta, though some of us called it blackmail money to try and keep track of some nukes. :blink:

First off, I suspect that there are a number of players in Iraq causing trouble who are NOT in Saddam's camp, and never were, but are folks who gain political wampum by giving the US and anyone who works with them in the Arab world the red ass. Please note that Sadat was assassinated for the Camp David Accords, that great step forward in Middle East peace.

Anyone working with the US at present has, to a certain extent, a bullseye on their back thanks to some folks who have agendas that do NOT include Iraq becoming a pluralist, representative form of government of one sort or another.

There is more work to do, and in particular, a lot more work to do in terms of not giving up on the "international community" and finding ways for more folks to make useful contributions to Iraq's future. That is hard and at times maddening work, since you don't always get "to have it your way." In short, Iraq is not Burger King.

P.S. How did he grow a beard that long in only 9 months? I guess he is still a pretty hirsuite fella.