Since when is it bad for the Islamists to lose?

The news that the Somali Islamist thugs have been tossed out seems great to me and most people. So WHY are some people, besides the Islamists themselves, upset?

I think this is a sickness. All those who think America are evil are pointing out the peacefulness of the the Somalis under the rule of the Islamist Courts. Sure they were! All the guys of military age were drafted at gun point. When the US and UN went in last time, they did not crack down at all. It was still allowable to shoot at the civilians while the US and UN troops stood by. That was such a dispicable act that I still think the head of the UN effort and the Commander-in-Chief of the US forces at the time should be indicted as criminals. If the forces had gone in and smashed the bad guys and disarmed them it would have cost a few more lives, but the job would have been done quicker. Spending lives is not a good thing! But losing fifty guys to get the job done in a month is better than losing five guys a month for a decade. It is this slow approach that is losing lives right now.

The Democrats love to tell the President how he is running this the wrong way. They love to point out that this war has been going on longer than the Second World War. Well, now they have their chance to give advice besides limits. Since they love to compare this War to WWII, should the Coalistion Forces start using WWII tactics to get this over quicker? What Would Patton Do? This is what the Ethiopians have done is Somalia. Not very often since the Islamists quickly retreated and vanished.

There are many ways to wage a war. Bush and his generals chose to take a slower method that would limit the collateral damage. Is this the best way? I can not say. I do think that it is better than destroying a village that the insurgents were hiding in, which is the old way.

It takes a little while to make the locals like us and to teach them new ways to get along. Old animosities do not vanish overnight. Just look at the US Congress! The Republicans and Democrats are great at pulling up stuff from the past. Especially the current leadership. Half of whom, it seems, are under investigation for crimes. I do not think that the Democrats would stop hating Bush even at gun point. They would just whine more.

So, how can they ask the Shia to stop hating the Sunni in Iraq in just a couple of years? Is this reasonable? Especially while the enemy is still trying to regain power? I do not think so. I do think that it takes a little time to resolve differences. Disarm the enemy and cut off his supply lines. That is how to end the war is Somalia and in Iraq. It is happening too. Despite the media and the Democrats.