Reply #8: actually, a victorious solution is obvious, but Americans won't go for it [View All]

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What is the solution? Look at how easily Saddam Hussein was able to crush the Shi'ite and Kurdish rebels after the Gulf War; only took him a month. He did this through mass killings, and extreme brutality and coercion, but prevented a civil war. Had the US used the same ruthlessness, this insurgency would have been snuffed out in its infancy. Please note that I am not advocating a horrid policy like this; merely noting that it worked.
Since we are unwilling to be ruthless, but unwilling to withdraw, the end result will be a continued long-term slaughter of not only American troops, but hundreds of thousands of more Iraqis, whether we leave now or not.