Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Failure to Finish the Job
Our decision to pull out of Fallujah, thus giving the insurgents a feeling of victory have already led to horrible repercussions:
Many of the mujahedeen who fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan also believe that through their belief in Allah(NOT through help from the U.S and others), they defeated a Superpower. That led to more chaos, then the Taliban.
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"With U.S. marines gone and central government authority virtually nonexistent, Fallujah resembles an Islamic mini-state - anyone caught selling alcohol is flogged and paraded in the city. Men are encouraged to grow beards and barbers are warned against giving "western" hair cuts.
After all the blood that was shed, and the lives that were lost, we shall only accept God's law in Fallujah," said cleric Abdul-Qader al-Aloussi, offering a glimpse of what a future Iraq may look like as the U.S.-led occupation draws to a close. "We must capitalize on our victory over the Americans and implement Islamic sharia laws."
The departure of the marines under an agreement that ended the three-week siege last month has enabled hardline Islamic leaders to assert their power in this once-restive city 50 kilometres west of Baghdad.
Some were active in defending the city against the marines and have profited by a perception - both here and elsewhere in Iraq - that the mujahedeen, or Islamic holy warriors, defeated a superpower."
Many of the mujahedeen who fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan also believe that through their belief in Allah(NOT through help from the U.S and others), they defeated a Superpower. That led to more chaos, then the Taliban.
