I heard today Maliki has decided to start making some changes with his guys over there. He is going to make a crack down on some of the bad guys there in the city I wish this could be true still I have a few doubts. I also have this thought that perhaps when the president talked to him he told him the time had passed for him to be getting Muqtada al-Sadr in line and some of the others that are responsible for killings or, they may be some bad choices left for the Iraqi government. If we do bring in the extra troops they must be allowed to do their job so they can start bringing some sanity to Baghdad. I want to think there is an opening here I don't have anyway of knowing but I do have this hopeful feeling.
Baghdad could be the key to what sits ahead when you start talking about success in Iraq. I feel if they could apply a lot of energy there with Iraqi troops involved heavily along with the Americans and go through the areas where trouble has been most horrific and do it this time with heavy force so there will not be any doubt this time, and be sure to inflict deadly force to those that have been causing the killings in the city. It must not matter which side of the conflict those killed are on. The only matter should be that they be dispatched with urgency and when these areas are cleared reinforce them with Iraqi troops immediately. It must be a complete cleaning up of the entire city block by block if necessary.
The young men in Iraq must be put to work and the clerics must be made to get some control of their worshipers with some method. Make work projects let them understand the sooner they come together the sooner we leave. The main thing to me is that there now has to be a show of real strength made by the troops and they must be given some room to do their jobs so we can leave in a proper manner and a proper time.
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