March 28, 2005
Winding Down?
There's an interesting article in today's Washington Times concerning the changing, and weakening, insurgency in Iraq. Of course, you can ask ten people in-country and receive 10 different answers, but the trend seems to be on the side of the coalition and the Iraqi people. I read something in the article that I had never quite considered:
Maj. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, who commands the Army's 1st Cavalry Division and just returned from a year-plus tour overseeing Baghdad, is telling audiences that Osama bin Laden made a crucial mistake when he publicly encouraged Zarqawi.
It meant that the Saudi bin Laden was telling the Jordanian Zarqawi to slaughter Iraqis.
If the General is correct, then could it be that Iraqis are gaining a sense of nationalism over tribal or religious loyalty? It is, perhaps, only the formation of national identity and loyalty which will lead to long-term stability in the country.
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Maybe they were tired of seeing there neighbors and family members blown up. It's one thing to kill Americans and their Allies. (France not included) But killing Iraqis was probably starting to wear a little on their nerves.
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at March 28, 2005 04:55 PM