No, it isn't "bombing the crap" out of them. If it was, our casualty count in this war would be nil.
Getting rid of the terrorists means going in where they're hiding among the civilians, weeding them out one by one, and exposing yourself to IEDs, snipers, and all the rest of the things a ground war entails. Meanwhile, you have to do this in a way that encourages the non-terrorist population not to take the other side. This includes negotating with the civilians, the sheiks, the mayors, and many other interest groups, making deals, working with the civilians on rebuilding and assistance, and trying to get the bad guys while harming a minimum of the good guys. All this when the bad guys look exactly like the good guys.
Meanwhile, trying to train Iraqis to do all this, while submerging their natural tribal and religious feelings in favor of the nation of Iraq as a whole.
Good Lord, I only wish it were as simple as "bombing the crap" out of them.
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- Democrats again call for immediate and unconditional surrender.
- Now wait a second!
- Surrender?
- Bush has had longer than WWII. Iraq had 23 million people, no air force, no navy.
- I'd love to see your definition of "counter-terror" too.
- Incidentally...