Everybody in the world knows (including the terrorists) we want to get our guys out of Iraq ASAP. The quickest and easiest way for everyone to get that to happen would be to support the fledgling democratic gov't in Iraq, support fair elections in Iraq, and stop supporting the "insurgents". However, a stable democratic Iraq would be an acknowledgement of the US power to shape events in the middle east in a positive way, and an acknowledgement of the rights of Moslem people to have representative gov't in a part of the world where that is frowned upon. So they continue to blow people up?
If the people of Islam are so peaceful, peace loving, and noble, then they must certainly be deserving of the blessings of democracy - don't you think, pmb? Some people don't think a democracy in Iraq is possible. Is there something in their religion or otherwise present in their culture, which prevents the countries in the area from having anything but cruel despotic gov'ts that not only oppress their own people and threaten the security of their neighbors, but give rise to dangerous fanatics that have shown their intent to kill innocent civilians in the west?
If we let the despots and theocracies continue to flourish in the Middle East, there will be no doubt as to whether Islam is a peaceful religion or not.