Iraqi Blogger: Negotiation or Appeasement and We Are Doomed
From Healing Iraq (Zeyad):I was standing outside with neighbours yesterday afternoon gossiping when a car drove by, threw a couple of fliers at us, shouting "read them, may Allah increase your reward". The fliers were signed by a group which called itself Saif Allah Albattar (Allah's striking sword) at Ramadi, Fallujah, Adhamiya, and Diyala, which advised Iraqis to remain home on April 9th (the anniversary of the occupation), stating that they would not be responsible if anyone failed to do so. Someone else talked about another group called the Iraqi Islamic Army (groups like these seem to pop up every other day) which claimed its responsibility for the killings of the 4 Americans in Fallujah last week, decribing them as 'Jews'.
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No one knows where it is all heading. If this uprising is not crushed immediately and those militia not captured then there is no hope at all. If you even consider negotiations or appeasement, then we are all doomed.
Matt's Chat
The Iraqis get it... We need to get more aggressive against these terrorists before it is too late. The situation in Fallujah is an indication of this more than anything else. Our troops are still doing a great job, but we need to step it up another notch.Just my worthless opinion as I sit in a cubicle in Ohio nowhere near the fighting...
Mark's Remarks
Yes, and people of courage like this Iraqi need to stand beside us....after all, it is their country, and if they want to live in peace, they have to be willing to stand up and say, "I'm an Iraqi, not a terrorist, and I don't want terror." There have to be Iraqis brave enough to lead us to these animals so we can remove them....
Our soldiers are doing all they can, despite the politicizing, the attempted destruction of their morale (see Teddy Hiccup's comments), and the negative press; and they are making us proud....God bless them....
