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Originally Posted by Immortal Goat
More than likely these insurgents have children. And more than likely, these children have been brough up to believe the same as their parents. I doubt that a "better idea" is going to make up for the fact that these kids saw their parents killed by the very people they have been brought up to hate.
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And if they continue to do the things their father did, they will end up dead just like him. The one exception might be that it'll be an Iraqi soldier who does it instead of an American. You can't make these kinds of excuses for blowing up cars and kidnapping aid workers. There will be consequences, and eventually, Iraqis will grow tired of this crap.
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Think of it in American terms. I white child is brought up to hate black people. His father is a member of the KKK. Most of the country has moved on to the "better idea" of racial tolerance, but if a black man kills this child's father in a riot, that kid will grow up to hate black people just as much (if not more than) his father. And though the KKK may be a small group, the ammount of trouble they can cause is still significant, and people still die from it.
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I think this is a great example, because the KKK is a tiny, meaningless, antiquated, marginalized, and insignificant organization. Sure, maybe one drunk and regressive redneck will shoot a black man, but what's important is that society condemns this person, not only for the crime, but also for his absurd beliefs.
I think this is a good comparison to the so-called "insurgents" in Iraq.
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Insurgents will never go away, and that is the harsh reality that we as a nation need to face.
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So what? You said it yourself, they're more like roaches. Roaches are annoying and unpleasant, but they don't bring life to a screaching hault. Another important thing to remember is that these roaches won't simply be our problem in the future, but ideally, that of a free and democratic Iraq. The Iraqi people can decide how to deal with these people eventually.