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I don't know what to think about AQ in Iraq. My first thought was that they should have layed low after the invasion and waited for the U.S. to leave, then go into action against the freshly formed Iraqi government and it's military. Strategically, that would have been the smart thing to do and they would have had a better chance of succeeding. G.W. would have been out of office by then and a new President would have been in his place to make decisions.

Evidently they thought it better to go against the resolve of the wrong U.S. President. I think his support of Israel and their visceral hatred of him in general compeled them to go against any thought of them laying low for the moment. It appears these folks are emotionally centered which is not good for their behalf. Emotional people make mistakes.

Is this the end of the insurgency? I don't think so, but I will go on record and say we have turned a corner in Iraq.