It's time to cut the crap once and for all Chicot. You know as well as I do that there is overwhelming support for this invasion/occupation in northern and southern Iraq, with resentment for it in the middle section of the country. Ironically that is where your ties reside and may help explain your bitterness and refusal to admit that you are of the minority opinon. We can sit here and play on words for a week if you want to, but this conversation is going to go nowhere so long as you avoid what I am getting at. You provide a unique perspective to this board and I wish it wasn't one so clouded in bias, but it is what it is.
The occupation is a necessity and is only being prolonged by the savage acts that have been taking place for far too long. America has spoken this month and we are committed to doing what's right for the future of Iraq. Make no mistake that the Coalition partners want the occupation to end as well, but we are a long way off because of the malicious acts of a few.