| The military does not want to take the gloves off. The basic strategy is
to keep the Muslims fighting each other, and it is working perfectly.
You have to remember the USA is taking less than 5% of the casualties
in Iraq. Also the US death toll is decreasing. The plan is for gradual
US forces stepping back and letting Muslims fight it out. So far the
numbers show it is working. US dead is about 4000. Various others
dead in the fight, including Iraqis,. Al Qaeda, Sunnis, Shia, is in
the area of 100,000.
Within the next year expect US casualties to be near zero as the
Iraqi forces take over 99% of the fight, against terrorists of all
brands in the region.
This is a war that will go on for many years and it will be between
Muslims. That is the beauty of US strategy. |