Why the need for diplomacy now?

[jmatthan]

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12956,1189341,00.html

Straw stresses need for diplomacy

Patrick Wintour, chief political correspondent
Saturday April 10, 2004
The Guardian

Jack Straw yesterday broke the government's prolonged silence over the growing anarchy in Iraq, urging coalition forces to hold back and emphasising the need to maintain a political, as well as military strategy.... More

Why the need for a call for diplomacy now when the Iraqis were not granted that privilege before the invasion?

Jacob Matthan
http://www.findians.com/educated.html
Oulu, Finland

[sspiderjohn]

1. Interesting article -- as for your question . . . .

I can't think of an easy answer.

[patricia92243]

2. Before the war, our only enemey was Saddam. The Iraqi people would welcom

welcome us with open arms as their liberators.

It hasn't quite worked out like that.

[quinnox]

4. Flowers in the streets

There was a short time right after Saddam's fall where on tv there were pictures of many Iraqis celebrating and very happy. But unfortunatley, now instead of flowers in the streets there are bombs directed at U.S. soldiers.

[bryant69]

3. Do you believe the Iraqi people were represnted by Saddam Hussein?

I personally don't.

That's not to say we made the right call in prematurely invading; or in how we've handled Iraq since then. But let's not pretend that Saddam was a good guy who we randomly decided to invade.

Bryant
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