"Moderate" muslims

George Bush's advisors told him that Iraqis would greet us with open arms and welcome us as liberators. Though his father could have taken out Saddam in Gulf War I, he chose to allow Saddam to remain in power, fearing the instability of Iraq more than the threat Saddam would pose in the future. Iraqis were urged to rise up against the dictator, and they were slaughtered. Saddam stayed in power, and the Iraqi people lost faith in the United States.

Now, when we need them most, they are not there for us. The target has been taken off their backs and put squarely on the backs of US soldiers and Marines. Perhaps at some time in the future, Iraqis will get around to assuming responsibility for their own freedom and defense, but for now they seem content with being out of the firing line. So long as US forces remain, we shall be the target of the islamic terrorists. When we leave, the throat cutting islamo-fascists will turn their violence towards the Iraqi populus, who will then face the choice. Shall they choose to fight the terrorists or shall they choose to capitulate to them, while allowing another Saddam-style dictator to rise to power? One thing is clear, they are satisfied with letting us fight the battle for now.