TERRORISM IN IRAQ US Withdrawal Can Only Bring Sanity In A Devastated Society.

(From The Statesman (India))

By KK GANGULY The terrorists are fighting to see the backs of over one and a half lakh foreign troops in Iraq. Prime Minister Allawi led interim government is also striving for the same. Only the approach of the two sides is different. The interim government is trying to create stability in the country with the help of US led forces, so that national elections can be held to elect a new Iraqi Government in January '05. Once that government is in power, state police and newly trained military forces are in position, hopefully US forces will bid adieu to Iraq. On the other hand, the terrorists believe they can force the foreign powers out of Iraq by their acts of terrorism. Vietnam and Iraq One expects history should teach lessons to the terrorists. Terrorism can only prolong the agony for ages but cannot win a war against a world power. Vietnam was a different story. The Vietcong could vanquish the French at Dien bien Phu and later the US might from Saigon because they were totally backed by …