Quote Originally Posted by Bob's World View Post
People, we have facilitated the creation of a new government in Iraq, any overt efforts by the U.S. to counter their actions severely undermines their legitimacy in the eyes of their populace and increases perceptions of U.S. legitimacy over them. Both of these are exactly what should be our MAIN EFFORT to avoid.
Appeasing a small vocal minority so that they will take an opportunity to have a disproportionate role in the aforementioned government doesn't undermine legitimacy? There are more powers that just the US the Iraqis fear their government of becomming a puppet of...

I know it isn't our call and all that... but it also brings up some real juicy questions about what kind of democracy we're creating.