I don't think we created any new opposition among the Sunnis; it was there already. What we did was turn the overlords into the opposition by removing them from power. I'm not sure how that compares to French occupation of Algers.
Another comparison might be the U.S. occupation of the Philippines. We gave them independence in 1946, but even after independence there was a fierce guerilla war that raged for years. Even today there are communist and Al Qaeda-linked terror groups operating in the southern Philippines. On 6/14/06, Gruss wrote: > > > I agree, but my point was more to ask this question: what kind of > opposition does an Iraq occupation generate? > > That is, even if we were to eliminate Al Quaeda in Iraq, that doesn't > create peace. Which means we'll still be needed for "security", which > means we'll still be seen as occupiers by some, which creates maybe > the best comparison: > > The French occupation of Algiers. > -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209342 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
