INSIGHT MAGAZINE
By Alan Nathan
Published April 28, 2004
War in Iraq Is Not a Popularity Contest
Following the recent burst of violence throughout the Iraqi towns of Najaf, Fallujah and Basra - in which hundreds have been killed and wounded - one reality has become self-evident: The terrorists want their homicidal behavior interpreted as our failure.
These enemies have discovered that the most effective way to diminish our military action is to hit soft targets and kill civilians so as to give the impression of disaster and thus manipulate the lowering of U.S. resolve. They equally wish to further reinforce the ongoing appeasement trend of the war opponents.