Those deserving will fill the vacuum

We need to begin fighting the WAR on TERROR and stop squandering precious treasure and blood in these mis-guided police actions!

The Sunni's and the Shiites have a date with destiny...for 30 years the Bathists under the knowing and accepting eye of the Bagdad area Sunni's subjugated, torchured and killed Kurds and Shiites. 10% of the population controlled and abused 90%....While the actions of the 10% were unforgivable, it is the 90% who are to blame...YOU GET THE GOVERNMENT YOU ARE ARE WILLING TO FIGHT FOR!

We were cupable in part (having supported and armed Saddam for 30+ years) however, we have repaid that debt and removed him. NOW THE IRAQI PEOPLE HAVE TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES WHO THEY ARE!

We are in the way of a pre-scheduled National Identity Conflict that must be fought (either verbally or physically)and resolved by the Iraqi's. My guess is the end result is 3 nation/states...the Kurds, the Sunni's and the Shiite's set up shop in their own world.

As for our 140,000 troops...I say;
1) Send 25% of them to Afghanistan to finish the job there...the 20,000 we have their need reinforcements
2) Send 25% into the region between Pakistan and Afghanistan and flush out and vanquish Bin Laden, his cornies, and anyone who decides to step in and help him.
3) Re-deploy the 50% (70,000) to various key points along the Syrian and Iranian borders to stop the flow of outsiders in to Iraq. Use our air resources to project this border protection. Much like a boxing match, keep the audience out of the fray and allow the Iraqi's to show the world who they are and who they will become.

Perhaps the prospect of an unmitigated civil war will snap the Iraqi's into a more pliable sense of governance, perhaps not...NOT OUR PROBLEM!!!

Let's get off the Oil drug and let Exxon, Chevron, Chavez grapple with China and India as to who gets the dino juice! If Exxon continues to pile up record profits on the backs of India and China...I'll sleep easier!