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Klein's article demonstrates what is wrong in America. To vote for a fantasy is ostrich politics; in other words, to ignore reality like massive national debt, the Iraq debacle, global warming and the fact that as a nation you are neither invincible nor infallible. Rather vote for a person who is willing to deal with reality and treat all nations and ideologies as equals, and in so doing live up to your constitution and the great American Dream. Eric Nobbs, GEORGE, SOUTH AFRICA...
...general population. But it won't be that simple: after years of vicious sectarian violence, many Sunni Arab patrol members fear retribution from the government; and indeed, some government officials consider the SOIs as little more than thugs and murderers. And as is so often the case in Iraq, the U.S is being blamed - this time by Sunni allies, such as tribal leader Sheikh Saleh al-A'ghayde, who accuse the Americans of abandoning them...
...They don't want to give up their guns to a government they suspect views them with hostility, at a time when they fear revenge from remnants of al-Qaeda and other extremist groups. Across Iraq, many SOIs have been targeted, some killed by unknown assailants. Al-A'ghayde survived an assassination attempt in March, and his home was firebombed a few months before that. He and his men don't want civilian jobs that would not enable them to carry weapons...
...Brigadier General Perkins says that from the get-go, the intent was always that the Sons of Iraq would transition from their security role and be assimilated back into Iraqi society. Iraqi officials say their security forces cannot absorb much more than the 20%, he says, and many SOIs are not capable of meeting the entrance requirements anyway. "Obviously it can't be without limit," he says...
...photos of Iraq here.) (Click here for TIME's pictures of the week...