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May 12, 2004

Ballot or the Bullet

I've just reviewed Malcolm's famous speech because I used that phrase in a rhetorical question posed to Iraqi militants. There's not much overlap contextually, but the phrase stands out.

The Sadrist rebellion is a big problem and I'm not sure I'm happy with the logic which might appease Al Sadr if he is not forced to stand trial for the murder of Abdul Majid al-Khoei. I think it bodes ill for the country if it is not able to get its courts in order in cooperation with the CPA so long as militias are running around like Afghan warlords.

So I'll repeat, intermperate language and all. Do they want the authority to run their own country or the authority to shoot at Americans? Do they want the ballot or the bullet? If they choose the bullet, they will be crushed. And people who have information about those who choose the bullet will be arrested and dragged off to interrogation - and you all know how the story goes. Somebody in Iraq MUST have heard of Martin Luther King, so why the fuck are they trying to be Nat Turner? They're fucking with the US Marines, dumbasses. The people who just crushed the man who had been crushing them for 30 years. What are they trying to prove, because they are going to die trying.

I think we have some business and responsibility to the future government of Iraq to make an example of Al Sadr. Not to is to concede defeat to the Baby Bin Laden Theory. the Sadrists and their Mahdi Army are a threat to the future stability of Iraqi government, we owe it to those who would be peaceful to stop him.

Posted by mbowen at May 12, 2004 12:20 PM

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Man, those militants in Iraq give a damn about getting shot by US Marines. They could care less. Remind me of certain types back in my gang days. Guys that loved to die. Didn't give a shit who it was. Those Iraqi militants want US Marines to splatter everyone to make a point. Drop a MOAB on those types, they celebrating. And you know how that makes us look... Imagine the press.

Posted by: S-Train at May 12, 2004 06:13 PM

"There are four boxes you should use to secure liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order."

Posted by: Steve D at May 13, 2004 02:32 AM