Daily Agitator

We invaded a country to knock off its leader and to force democracy on a country that is NOT ready for democracy…..we lost over 4000 Americans in that exercise with countless other wounded in ways we may never know….for what?

A democratic government in the Middle East?  To get even with a dictator that had been thumbing his nose at us for a decade or more?  That worked out well…..gave Iran a major role in the region with NBO one to call them out when necessary…..good plan!

Well, the surge went well and the violence is at an all time low (so we are told) and if all goes well we should be out of Iraq next year (if you believe that I have land in Florida I will sell by the gallon)……but an old nemisis has arisen to challenge the US (yet again)……

Sheikh Salah al-Obaidi, a cleric who read a statement to demonstrators on behalf of al-Sadr, raised the prospect of American troops staying in Iraq into next year and beyond.

“What if the invading forces decide not to leave our country? What if they decide to stay? What if American troops and others decide to stay in our lands? …. Will you keep silent? ” al-Obaidi said, reading al-Sadr’s statement to chants of “God is great.”

“If they decide to stay in our country, then we have to do two things: first is to escalate armed resistance and lift the freeze on Mehdi Army,” al-Obaidi said.

Could this be a return to the massive violence of a couple of years ago?  Americans could once again be in harm’s way….if so…how much longer will the American people allow this crap continue?  We are already in Afghanistan for 15 or more years and now Iraq is NOT looking too good for us……how long will we allow this to continue?  When is enough, enough?