Unfortunately, it does make sense.
You gave the reason already:
It rallies US citizens together & encourages harder attitudes to Iraqis & the negative activities going on there in Iraq.
Ultimately that serves their purpose. What the insurgents most need is for the US to portray itself to the majority of Mid-Eastern peoples in the worst light possible. They knew this would get us riled up. All one need do to see how well this worked is to speak with a few Muricans. Last night at the office the cleaning crew was talking about "leveling every mosque and killing every Iraqi, re-instating the draft and lining up thousands of troops on the Iranian border so those 'rag-heads' don't get any ideas", etc.
That sentiment from us is exactly what they wanted. They want us to become just like them.
bcnu,
Mikem
If you can read this, you are not the President.
