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Originally Posted by docbungle
I don't view this as terribly important. It is symbolic, perhaps, but not in any meaningfull way. Symbolism is hyped up way too much in situations such as this. His death will change nothing. His followers will find someone else to fight for. The violence will not decline for any meaningfull period of time. Iraq will not be calmed. There will never be a functioning democratic society there. Not in the way the U.S would like there to be. The "terrorists" are killed and they kill us back. What makes anyone think the U.S. is going to be able to stop this?
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Nothing. The hope is that eventually the Iraqis will be able to stop it on their own through their police system instead of America. Slow process, but that kind of thing takes time.
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Emo Philips
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