Eclipsed from the headlines by the ongoing carnage, there is an active
civil resistance in Iraq that opposes the occupation, the torture regime
it protects, and the jihadi and Ba'athist 'resistance' alike.
Submitted by Bill Weinberg on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 12:24.
"A string of suicide attacks" over two days does not constitute "one attack." It may not "prove" the surge hasn't been a success, since the word "success" is subjective. But it does indicate how dumbed down our standards for "success" have become. Can you imagine the outrage if attacks like this were happening in any Western city? But in Iraq, it barely rates a headline.
And if such attacks are less frequent in Iraq than they were a year ago, it is because of the decoupling of Sunni tribal leaders from al-Qaeda, which is in turn due to 1.) US largesse with bribes, and 2.) al-Qaeda's own arrogance (killing non-collaborators and the like). The US military presence in Iraq merely fuels the sentiment that al-Qaeda exploits.
Furthermore, the Sunni "Guardians" still share the ultra-fundamentalist ideology. So looking to them for stability may be bringing a modicum of peace, but at the cost of the "freedom" the US purports to be bringing to Iraq. Instead of tyrannical enclaves run by sharia law loyal to al-Qaeda, we've got tyrannical enclaves run by sharia law loyal to the US. Way to go.
So, nice try, Anonymous.
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One attack?
"A string of suicide attacks" over two days does not constitute "one attack." It may not "prove" the surge hasn't been a success, since the word "success" is subjective. But it does indicate how dumbed down our standards for "success" have become. Can you imagine the outrage if attacks like this were happening in any Western city? But in Iraq, it barely rates a headline.
And if such attacks are less frequent in Iraq than they were a year ago, it is because of the decoupling of Sunni tribal leaders from al-Qaeda, which is in turn due to 1.) US largesse with bribes, and 2.) al-Qaeda's own arrogance (killing non-collaborators and the like). The US military presence in Iraq merely fuels the sentiment that al-Qaeda exploits.
Furthermore, the Sunni "Guardians" still share the ultra-fundamentalist ideology. So looking to them for stability may be bringing a modicum of peace, but at the cost of the "freedom" the US purports to be bringing to Iraq. Instead of tyrannical enclaves run by sharia law loyal to al-Qaeda, we've got tyrannical enclaves run by sharia law loyal to the US. Way to go.
So, nice try, Anonymous.