Why are we in Iraq? Because, once freed, it's in the heart of nearly every man to fight against that which he sees as wrong. Sent a letter from a reader named Scott, who says "I hate [the terrorists] for...forcing me to look hard at every man and woman of Middle Eastern "look," and suspect something evil," Alaa responds:

No Scott, the way to fight terrorism is not to suspect every person of Middle Eastern look. [The terrorists] have flocked to our land, and the main battleground is right here. If they are beaten and annihilated here, this will deal them a mortal blow. Just give us sufficient support and we shall rid the world of them.

Welcome aboard, Alaa. We will see that our citizen soldiers give your people what they need to do just that - defeat the agents of tyranny and spread freedom.