>>I apologize. I didn't realize you had a crystal ball. Who's going to win the Super Bowl next year?
>>For the 1000th time...History will be the judge.
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>Packers. Bret is back.
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Heh. I like the Packers, and know someone on the team. Not a chance in hell.

>>A democratic Iraq, friendly to the west and the US in particular will not attack the US. (now quick, tell me they never conspired to attack us)
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>Just why would it friendly to the US? Because we told them how to behave? Your head is stuck under the sand that Rove and Rumsfeld is shoveling.

Let's try this again without the diatribe. Perhaps they'd be friendly because we helped overthrow a tyrant? Because we helped them construct a government more representative of the people? Because they love McDonald's? Perhaps you might give us the benefit of the doubt over the next few years. The jury is still not even seated on this issue yet. Perhaps you should look up the debate over the Marshall Plan.

>>A great deal of Iraqis are now joining their security forces to rid their country of former Bathists and Al Qaeda. A great deal of young middle eastern men were very upset at Zarqawi bombing the golden mosque and a wedding reception in Jordan also.
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>Because it's a job and there are only a few to be had? The chance of getting blown up is worth a paycheck. Aren't you glad that it's not that desparte here in the USA?

Umm...yeah. I too find it interesting that people keep queuing up for jobs in the Iraqi Army and police force, regardless of the threat of death. Just because you've never been motivated to grub for anything beyond your own existance doesn't mean the rest of humanity suffers from the same disease.

>>Honestly, read a little bit and you'll see that things are turning.
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>I read the english rags out of Iraq. What are you quoting on the love they feel?

Try reading this: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/special/iraq/ipp.pdf