I thought I had just about heard it all from certain members of the US Senate, but Senator Lott’s latest remarks are beyond belief,

Asked whether he favored any policy changes in Iraq, Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) responded: “We need to have a different mix of troops, is the key. We may need to move some troops around.”

Lott suggested moving more troops from the relatively stable south closer to the region around Tikrit, where attacks on U.S. forces have been common. He said there was a need for more trained military police, adding that his comments were not a criticism.

“Honestly, it’s a little tougher than I thought it was going to be,” Lott said. In a sign of frustration, he offered an unorthodox military solution: “If we have to, we just mow the whole place down, see what happens. You’re dealing with insane suicide bombers who are killing our people, and we need to be very aggressive in taking them out.”

What happened to “liberating” Iraq. Is it liberating to be dead? Under the Senator’s theory we could ensure the safety of all the world’s people by dropping enough atomic bombs to wipe us all out. Freedom!

This is exactly the kind of thinking that put us in this position. You don’t fight suicide bombers with more military raids, especially if the military action is the reason they are willing to take their own lives in the first place. Until we get at the root of the problem, the attacks will continue.

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