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Originally Posted by lickmyballssuckmy
benjita,
1. We HAVE killed over 100,000 insurgents.
2. Most insurgents we are fighting over there are not Iraqi citizens. They are "surging in" and being paid by Al Qaeda, Hamas, and all kinds of groups that magically fall in the category of terrorist and hate you. This is not Iraqi citizens "defending their homeland". Nobody is taking their homeland away so what would be the point? You have posted some of the most intelligent and level-headed stuff I've ever read. But, I think you are missing something on this one.
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From the CIA website (
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...geos/iz.html):
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Originally Posted by CIA Website
Political pressure groups and leaders:
an insurgency against the Iraqi Transitional Government and Coalition forces is primarily concentrated in Baghdad and in areas west and north of the capital; the diverse, multigroup insurgency is led principally by Sunni Arabs whose only common denominator is a shared desire to oust the Coalition and end US influence in Iraq
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Currently, the Sunni are the minority at about 35% of Iraq. They are opposed to the progression of Democracy in Iraq. Many have boycotted the elections because of this. There are no proven ties between these Sunni insurgents and Al Qaeda terrorist cells. I understand that SOME of the activity in Iraq is due to Al Qaeda, but not all. Those that are only fighting against American troops in an attempt to drive out foreign influence I wouldn't call terrorists. Those that are taking advantage of this fighting to stage attacks to cause more chaos, I WOULD call terrorists. There is a marked difference in my opinion, and I just cringe when people blanket the term "Terrorists" across anyone who is attacking Americans.
Don't get me wrong, here. I'm against anybody killing anybody else, and wish each soldier a safe return home, but many people misunderstand terminology, and press does not help to clarify anything. If they were around 240 years ago, British press would be calling George Washington a "Terrorist". Don't believe EVERYTHING you hear on the news. We may have caught some Al Qaeda in Iraq, but not all the insurgents in Iraq are Al Qaeda.
As I understand, the Iraqi death toll overall is only around 40,000, including civilians AND insurgents. Where did you get 100,000 from?