I understand what your saying. I just think it's comparing Apples to Oranges. The IRA is a horrible terrorist organization, but there seemed to be some sanity. The terrorist in Iraq are insane fundies, whose purpose is to either return to a regime like Hussein, or like Zarwai said destroy the evil's of Democracry. Unless the terrorist are wiped out, I think a scenario like N.Ireland would be one of the "better" ones.