Iraqis need to toughen up and learn to "live" with car bombings

This is almost unbelievable. Gen. Petreaus tells us that Iraq has to learn to live with car bombs:

America's top general in Iraq, David Petreaus, has noted that the "surge" has achieved "modest progress," but is not convinced it will bring lasting success, reports the Washington Post.

"Assessing the first two months of the U.S. and Iraqi plan to pacify the capital, senior American commanders -- including Petraeus; Adm. William J. Fallon, head of U.S. forces in the Middle East; Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of military operations in Iraq; and top regional commanders -- see mixed results," writes Ann Scott Tyson. "They said that while an increase in U.S. and Iraqi troops has improved security in Baghdad and Anbar province, attacks have risen sharply elsewhere."

"I don't think you're ever going to get rid of all the car bombs," conceded Petraeus to the Post. "Iraq is going to have to learn -- as did, say, Northern Ireland -- to live with some degree of sensational attacks."

That's a bit analagous to saying, "Americans have to learn to live with a few 9/11s now and then." But, is "live" the right word? Wouldn't "die" do better.

You Iraqis just need to toughen up and stop complaining about a few car bombings killing 100 or so people each day. Wussies.

[Compare that to America's reaction to 32 killed at Virginia Tech.]