Interesting article on the Iraqi Insurgents. Apparently they are becoming much more technically advanced. As an example, the first generation of IEDs were manually triggered, the US shot the trigger man so they went to radio controlled IEDs. So the US starts jamming the signals. Now the insurgents are using encrypted radio detonators.

Just like the Russo-Afghan war, the Iraq war is generating an entire new class of terrorists. The Class of ‘05. We can kill them, but more will take their place. We can run home with our tail between our legs, but then they will gain control of a failed state. We can try and wait them out, but mealy-mouthed politicians more interested in their careers will sabotage our efforts.

The only solution is to bring economic development to Iraq. Not democracy - democracy is irrelevant. What is needed is jobs. We need to give them something better to do than plotting to blow up building in New York. We need to bring them the technological and lifestyle advances that come with being a globally connected nation.

We need to offer the Iraqi people a future worth creating for themselves and their children.