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Originally Posted by Machette

I really do admire your position Colonel, I really do. But why don't you inform me among many others on this fourm about some good news from Iraq. None of that "the iraq people are free from Saddam insane" stuff either..because I bet if you went into baghdad or any other major city and even some villages they would say they "want electricity, water, security" Iraq was controlled by a strong arm dictator for years and he knew how to control the masses, by fear. How is America going to control Iraq? Everyday I open the newspaper and read news on the internet I see constant bombings, kidnappings, ransoms...what good have you brought these poor people?

First of all, Ninty is right. The military is not a police force. They are not trained as police officers. That's why there are MPs. At this point they are out of there element.

I had a contractor working for me who served years ago in the Iraqi Replublican guard and who still has family in Bahgdad who would disagree with your sentiment that being without Saddam is something trivial.

I'm not sure if you're trying to imply that the Iraqi people are merely "untermenschen", to steal the term from the article, but it seems like you're saying the only way to control the masses in Iraq is through fear and dictatorship.

I would also like to point out that the majority of the left-wing, in this country at least, initially supported the war. Now, that it has become a bit messy, all they do is criticize. No one from the left is offering any constructive ideas about how to clean up the mess. This is the reason that they won't win the Presidency the next time around either.