It Seems Iraq Is Coming Around

Lately is seems that Iraq is finally starting to settle down. The NYTimes reports that the Jihadi fighters are starting to have doubts:

"The problem is you end up having an army and police connected by lineage, blood and appearance," the document says. "When the Americans withdraw, and they have already started doing that, they get replaced by these agents who are intimately linked to the people of this region."

With some exasperation, the author writes: "We can pack up and leave and look for another land, just like what has happened in so many lands of jihad. Our enemy is growing stronger day after day, and its intelligence information increases.

"By God, this is suffocation!" the writer says.

The letter is attributed to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi who has suspected ties to Al Qaeda.

Given the sudden decrease in the number of attacks, both large scale and small, it seems that the Jihadi's may finally be having doubts as to the wisdom of taking on The Great Satan.

And as a note to Muslims out there, don't think that the Jihadi's won't sacrifice you to their cause:

"So the solution, and only God knows, is that we need to bring the Shia into the battle," the writer of the document said. "It is the only way to prolong the duration of the fight between the infidels and us. If we succeed in dragging them into a sectarian war, this will awaken the sleepy Sunnis who are fearful of destruction and death at the hands" of Shiites.

"You noble brothers, leaders of the jihad, we do not consider ourselves people who compete against you, nor would we ever aim to achieve glory for ourselves like you did," the writer says. "So if you agree with it, and are convinced of the idea of killing the perverse sects, we stand ready as an army for you to work under your guidance and yield to your command."

Let's hope that letters like these help the Iraqi people realize who has their best interests at heart.