On With The Show... This Is It!

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17267965^663,00.html

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-na-usiraq16nov16,0,1558302.story?coll=la-story-footer&track=morenews

Sigh. I offer to you today not just one reference, but two. I think the first story shows how far we have to go to get Iraq back on its feet, the second how increasingly disgusted we as a country are becoming from all the violence and torture occuring in Iraq. Now, how the heck are we going to be able to pull out of Iraq will all this violence and torture going on, not only with insurgents and the new Iraqi forces, but also with the tendencies to torture without restraint from our own soldiers in Iraq (sometimes done just to let the soldiers vent frustrations--c'mon, that's not what the US is about, is it?).

So, what are your thoughts on the strategies the US should take to curb the torture and violence, and restore freedom and democracy in Iraq?

My personal thoughts: we need to do something drastic--get rid of the war mongers (US Soldiers who have no regard for humanity or respect for human life and enjoy torture) and send in the peacemakers (soldiers and diplomats who can show Iraq what it truly means to be free and democratic with humanity, respect, courtesy and kindness to their fellow humans).