Terisita,

The attack on the Golden Mosque was done by al Qaeda to ignite violence between the Sunni and Shia in Iraq. It was done to try to bring down the Iraqi government at that time and to also increase pressure inside the United States to quit the fight.

This is why I think it is bad for our nation and its military to be put under the “thinking” caps of those who are not able to get inside the minds of the enemy.

There is no civil war inside of Iraq. There was an attempt to foment one, but it failed. It could have succeeded if we quit the country and left it as an Iranian client state.

We have the most brilliant military in the history of the world. And I say it is so because from the foundation of the United States it has shown these qualities that are essential for military success:

1. Adaptability

2. Tenacity

3. Aggessiveness

4. Unflappable in the face of adversity.

So, the enemy adapts, but we then do a better adaptation. It also helps to have American ingenuity to bring technology to bear on the battlespace. Notice that IED attacks have been trending downward for at least two years? There is a reason for that. It’s called JSTAR, and it uses unmanned drones to patrol the highways and byways of Iraq, night and day, watching for the enemy to plant bombs. It sees them, notes the location of the IED, and also follows (very important)where the insurgents/terrorists scatter to. It marks their hideouts and we have a mission to kill or capture them. And we send crews out to detonate the planted bombs.

The Left is just so uninformed about our capabilities, successes, and the real story behind what the jihadists, Baathist remnants (Fedayeen), and the Iranian al Quds force agents and their proxies were doing.