Insurgents are tightening the noose around America's neck. The recent demonstration in which the new Iraqi flag was set ablaze speaks volumes.

And it is not the Sunnis. Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi army, allegedly armed by the Iranian regime, has vowed to stage a fight that will drive the occupiers out of Iraq. In Najaf, America should tread carefully, as this is one of the Shia holy cities.

Sunnis, on the other hand, are waging a fierce fight in Fallujah. American killing of civilians only serves to intensify the anger in the Arab world with more people opting to fight the Americans.

That Sunnis and Shias have put their differences aside to fight the occupiers shows the quagmire that the superpower is in.

The rise of anti-Americanism in the Arab world has also led to many foreign fighters entering Iraq. To them, the reward for dying while waging a jihad is a direct route to heaven.

America should know that the way it deals with Palestinians, Afghans and Iraqis encourages terrorism.

Should America decide to stick to its current course, then it will have to increase its troops.

As the insurgency intensifies and body bags pile up by the day, declaring the war a "mission accomplished" would be a wise exit strategy to save Washington’s face. 

In the late 1980s, bin Laden was a major force in driving out the Soviets from Afghanistan. He seems to be an inspiration to the insurgents. His words will never land on deaf ears, it seems.

The American dream in Iraq has metamorphosed into a nightmare they might never wake up from. 

HAROLD AYODO
Kisumu, Kenya
 
 

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