http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22737-2003Oct27.html Just more of the liberal press reporting bad news from Iraq. Tell me again, when do the parades start welcoming us to Iraq? Just like they said before the invasion, the Iraqis will love us and squeeze us and call us, "George."
This war in Iraq was a huge mistake, and this country is going to be saddled with this anvil around our necks for years, no matter who wins the White House next year. It is clear that Bush and his right wing nuts decided to go to war and then invented the lies to scare enough people into supporting it. That is the moral equivalent of treason.
just because it sucks doesnt mean it wasnt worth doing. if we didnt go in, then our threats to other countries become meaningless. we need credibility. we cant tell them to disarm or else, then do nothing. you have to follow through. even when it sucks.
That's funny because I was talking to Bush the other day and he was kicking his ass for not checking with you first.
It could have been averted by not going to war. Saddam was no threat to anyone, had no aggressive intentions, had no army to fight with if he had, had no WMD, had no nuclear weapons program, and was not aiding or helping Osama and Al Qaida. The sanctions were working and had effectively defanged Saddam. Bush lied. By "almost losing Wolfewicz," just how would that have been a bad thing? We are creating more and more terrorists all the time by being in Iraq and we are making our troops little more than sitting ducks for their target practice.
You are more ignorant than some of these Tech posters. Your CottonBowll 66 name is appropriate. You were probably hiding in the cotton fields in 1966 while the rest of us were in SE Asia. Liberal dolt!
Well, that was the old State Department/CIA strategy of merely taking out the Hussein family and replacing them at the top with another Sunni Muslim/Ba'athist strongman, leaving the entire power structure intact, but merely having a leader friendly to the United States. This regime change plan was formulated because of State Dept./CIA pessimism about the prospect of Arab democracy, and the overriding belief that only a Sunni/Ba'athist strongman could keep Iraq together and that the country would fracture otherwise. The Defense Dept. and Bush's national security team does not see it that way. They have a more optimistic view of things. For them, Iraq is the first step in "draining the swamp" of vile anti-Semitism, anti-Americanism, radical Islam, totalitarianism, and backwardness that permeates Arab/Muslim society. Think of it as "domino theory" in reverse; if we are successful in creating a liberal democracy, capitalist market, and educated, progressive society in Iraq, then, so the theory goes, it will inspire similar movements for democracy in neighboring countries, like Syria and Iran. Of course, this unprecedented undertaking won't be easy, and there are many people around the world who would love to see us fail in this endeavour. Time will tell if we are successful or not. But patience is key. A review of history will show that postwar Germany 1945-1947 was just as chaotic at times. I'm not ready to throw in the towel just yet, as some are. Progress is being made in Iraq. Schools and hospitals are being remodeled and re-opened with new equipment and materials. New currency is about to be distributed. A committee has been formed under the auspices of the Iraqi Governing Council to try to get a handle for just how many people were killed under the Saddam Hussein regime and to try to bring closure to many grieving families. They are slowly but surely moving toward self-government. While it's certainly not one big picnic over there, it's not all bad news. I certainly think our strategy over there has prevented more deaths than it has caused. Also, the attraction of every Islamofascist freakazoid from Indonesia to Morocco is by design. Our troops there are functioning as a giant bug-zapper of sorts, attracting these "people" (I use that term loosely, for they are nothing close to human) to Iraq for the purpose of getting them to "martyr themselves" in their mostly vain attempts to kill infidels. The more of these jihad monsters we can lure into Iraq and kill, the better. At least we won't have to worry about them mounting a direct attack on America. Of course, be prepared to be shocked in the coming months, for their attacks will grow more desperate every day, as our efforts to modernize, westernize, and democratize Iraq start to pick up steam and grow more successful. Just the other day, these animals tried to blow up an emergency room by putting explosives in a baby basket WITH THE BABY! There are the type of freaks we are dealing with.
