You have hit on what I feel has been lost in the discussion about Iraq. Everyone has an axe to grind, and it seems very few people in a position to say what is going on really care about putting out a complete picture of the truth of what is happening.
For all the reports of violence and the specter of civil war, the situation now (as best I can gather) is basically the same situation we have had for quite awhile. The Kurdish north is basically quiet and secure. The Shiite south, barring a small number of recent reprisal killings, is quiet and secure. Baghdad and the Sunni Triangle are a mess, especially during the recent string of bombings and reprisal killings. The country's infrastructure, especially the oil and electrical infrastructure, continues to be attacked by insurgents. Mid-level commanders in the Iraqi Army and Interior Ministry forces continue to be arrested for supporting one side or the other in the sectarian conflict. Reports continue to trickle in about illegal killings by US or Iraqi troops/security forces. Iran contirnues to funnel materials and probably money and people into Iraq. Syria continues to either allow or collaborate in funnelling materials, money, and people into Iraq. The U.S. continues to funnell all the same, though the U.S. seems very keen to let the Iraqis take over the actual job of securing the country. The elected government continues to be stuck trying to work out a coalition deal, but there now seems to be hope that they will have a resolution to the impasse in a couple of weeks. In this whole situation, this is the one thing that I see as mattering when it comes to long-term peace and stability. If a non-sectarian government can be formed, things might calm down a bit. And this is what I am getting at: sooner or later, if they can't figure out how to fucking compromise, we need to tell them to cut a deal or prepare for all-out civil war, because we are going to leave the country if they can't figure out how to live together. And then they can kill each other to their hearts content. If that happens, Anbar province will make Bosnia look like the Bahamas. It's up to the Iraqis now. On 3/20/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You seem to think the best way for the media to fight is to refuse to > report > ANYTHING good about the government or it's policies. I think the best way > for the media to fight this movement is to continue reporting the truth, > bad > or good. > > -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:200773 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
