you are right. this is the point debated at the beginning of the war.
has the arab mentality changed enough so that it can desire peace rather than justified raids? i was an optimist. I thought that the us could control syria and iranina smuggling suffieicntly and that normal iraqis were not so tribal
but they are still tribes
they kill each other for using somebody elses watering hole
not all, or even most, but all it takes is a few percent