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Originally Posted by lookout123
The Wahabbists have a lot to lose if the Afghan and Iraq elections succeed. It seems like it only makes sense that they would throw everything they have into dissuading participation right before the events. It seems to me like this should be expected - not welcome, but expected.
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It would also be a mistake to blame insurrection on Wahabbists. For example, kidnapping is widespread. Estimates say that only 10% of the kidnappings even get reported to authorities. Tens of kidnappings may occur every day. This too is not necessarily Wahabbists. Crime is that widespread and practiced by so many, all with different agendas.
Again, this only demonstrates why the conquered army and police is not disbanded - a lesson from history that every minimally trained political - military leader is expected to know. Just another reason why nations need leaders with experience and intelligence.
Apparently the foundations of a massive Iraqi mafia are beginning to form. For example, some westerners report how they were kidnapped. First they are relieved of anything of value. Then they are passed on to others who appear to be better trained criminals with different attitudes. Why? Maybe the victims are sold. Maybe the little criminals owe allegence to more powerful criminals or are trying to prove their worth to the local criminal power structure. But at any rate, when someone tries to blame Iraq crime on any one ideal, political / religious agenda, or a hatred of America, then one is simply falling for more mistakes of an ill trained, naive, leader and his simplisitic sound bytes about a 'war on terror'.
The only Iraq crime that really gets reported in the news are kidnapping of westerners - contractors or soldiers. Those kidnappers may only be little people who in turn sell their victims to others with an anti-American agenda. Crime in Iraq has become big business. More impoortant is that we did not provide enough troops up front so that crime and looting would not occur. Having not 'nipped it in the bud', crime has become even more widespread and profitable.
American never invaded Iraq even with 'after action' orders or any other plan for the peace. We broke it. Now we own it. Some American leaders were told this would happen, but ignored those warnings. Same leaders who know claims Iraq is getting better.
Law enforcement (with insufficient troops) may be so poor that an Iraqi mafia, on scales never before seen, may be growing in Iraq.