Al quaeda and insurgents are closely related. They both conduct terror operations and do not care who they kill or terrorize in order to complete there objective. Just another reason why we need to stay in the fight.

This goes to prove how much the US can trust the Iraqi Government. There is something fundamentally wrong with a governemnt that attacks its own people because of differences in their religion.

Controls on the movement of "enemy" officials should have been in place years ago, but it is never too late. We can give the Iraqis back their freedom when their "civilian" belligerents stop shooting and start talking. There has been no excuse for treating Iraqis like they are all victims. They are all, one way or another, participants. Put the whole country on a Twelve Step program and let them accept responsibility for their own freedom.

My tax dollars at work directly supporting the evildoers. Silly me, I'd rather they were spent at home than in Iraq providing vehicles for "police" who are in cahoots with al Queda. Time to leave and wish them well.

Reminds me of catch 22. We never should have gone there. Another stupid war brought to you by the biggest dumb ass President in American history. Remember. We were attacked by Osama Bin Laden out of Afghanistan. Iraq had nothing to do with 911. We will never bring democracy to Iraq. It is all about the oil. Oh by the way. Feel free to blow Osama's head off if you see him. Know the right enemy.

Al Quada is just another base name for those against the west.

These people have survived a hell that we can only imagine. Freedom is a word to them, they have seen horrors that cannot be expressed. To beleave that every one is healed over night is unrealistic. It took years to help Germany after WWII and there were internal battles then with youth who could not see the meaning of Freedom. A time ahead is before us,the people want to trust us but news reports must confuse and worry them as to our resolve to stay the course. As friends we must understand their fears and answer them with truth and understanding We must try to see from their eyes.

These vehicles are provided at US tax payer expense I presume? We are arming and training the Palestinians, thousands of weapons are missing in Iraq, isn't this fairly consistant with our war on terror phylosophy? Give your enemy everything they need to perpetuate the war?

Yes like Mik Maus's comment, put the whole country on a Twelve Step program...Step 1 through 12...GET OUR TROOPS OUT!!

" Just another reason why we need to stay in the fight." Posted by: imjustconcerned

We, kemosabe? Are you over there fighting? Or sitting on the sidelines with a bag of potato chips and a diet coke?

It is time to close the books on Iraq and get out of this dump site. The entire Iraqi government is rotten to the core just exactly like the entire Bush Administration is rotten to the core.And today these two IDIOTS Bush and Cheney cant wait to bomb Iran..And start yet another war.

Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda. Does anybody know or remember that Osama bin Laden was trained by the CIA to fight against the Soviets in Afghanistan during the 1980's? Doe anybody know or remember that Sadaam Hussein was also trained by the CIA at the age of 18 in 1953 or 1954? Does anybody care that the United States was the one who put in Sadaam in power in 1979? Does anybody know or care that the United States was the one who gave him the chemical weapons that he subsequently used on his own people? Take care.

Sometimes, I just kick back on my rocking chair and chuckle at Bush's democracy in the Middle East. This yahoo president thinks politics is like ridding a horse...spur it and it will run as you wish.

They are all Particapants in what. We assisted them in loosing their freedom first by placing a dictor into power, yes Saddam, after all we propt him up to power spit and chewed him out when he was nolonger of any use to us. then we falsly made statments of weapons of mass destruction. then we invaded a country that we were advised by the world would be a big mistake. I think We need to understand where we went wrong with our logic before we blame others. it is insurgents that attack majarity of the time not the average Iraqi citizen. to all whom supported the invasion, I just want to say I TOLD YOU SO. THIS WAS A MAJOR MISTAKE. now our kids pay the price with death. are you happy NOW. let this be a lession Americans should not play follow the leader, A true American takes goverment wisdom with skepticism

Can you believe people of the USA,calling the President an idiot!!!!!!!!!Unbelievable,having spent 3 years in Iraq and 1 in Afhanistan I have seen the good and bad.There is hope for these countries.The whinning,bleeding hearts of America should come over or shut up.

The LIBS just don't get it. The LIBS have tied their political fortunes to a U.S. failure in Iraq. It is sad that the party of FDR now has become a supporter of U.S. enemies and desire the defeat of U.S. forces for their own selfish politics.

Our enemies in the Middle East have already admitted that they want to instigate and embroil the U.S. in as many wars as possible to weaken us and wear us down over time. And, of course, all of these wars are un-winnable. And GWB has taken the bait and fallen for it. Now is Iraq next? We should not enter any war without the substantial help of a multi-national force who is commited to stay in it as long as we are in it. Most other countries have pulled their forces out of the Iraq war because they know it is a lost cause. Let Iraq start solving their own problems. There were no WMDs there, so Cheney and Bush were dead wrong in saying that there were. If it weren't for oil we wouldn't even be there. Zimbabwe has an evil dictator, Mugabe, who is commiting genocide on his own people, but we aren't there to "help the people" because there is no oil there. This is all such a farce. Get out of Iraq. Then, if they don't sell the world their oil at a fair price, the G8 countries can get together and just go in there and take it. Get out now and let the chips fall where they may.

You don't tell us the truth,it's all about oil.If not, why not Mugabe who is malnolishing people to death?

The Conserv's just don't get it! The Bin Laden family helped financial G.W.Bush's gubernatorial bid. Their pals. Bush isn't an idiot! The dumb people who believe this is real war are. This is just occupation for oil.
Bush even said that he doesn't know where Osamma is and frankly doesn't worry about him. The secret society(Bushes) paid Osamma to attack the U.S. to keep the Republican War Machine active. The Republican Party benefits from Human Misery. (War, Cigaretts, Disease(no health care) and poverty.)
They are the "VERY BEST AT CREATING SUCH!"

Texas T.

Words of wisdom, just wanted to say WOW. hope to hear more words of wisdom than the,arrogance I normally read from others, thanks again.