Sunday, June 26, 2005
"No nation can negotiate with terrorists." Our Dear Leader 4/4/02
As usual, the best reporting on US affairs comes from overseas. The London Sunday Times has a nicely detailed report on negotiations between the US and Iraqi insurgents. So far they are just beginning to size up each other. They agreed to meet again and hopefully will continue to do so, unless somebodys "base" decides to throw a hissy fit. Perhaps some good can come of this as both sides appear to have a sizable degree of motivation.
Other experts suggested the mediating role of Iraq’s tribal sheikhs showed that Sunni leaders were tiring of the violence but dared not say so publicly for fear of being seen as American stooges.
“My gut hunch is that the tribal leadership are practical men of affairs,” one specialist said. “Their view is that the insurgency is bad for business, but they can’t come out and say that without risking a bullet in the head.”
Bush acknowledged on Friday that “the way ahead is not going to be easy” and for once the Iraqi insurgent commander agreed with him.
“It looks like the Americans are in big trouble in Iraq and are desperate to find a way out,” the commander said. “Why else would they have rounds of negotiations with people they label as terrorists?”
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