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From: LindyBill5/22/2007 11:11:29 PM
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The best op-ed on Iraq I think I've ever read
THOMAS BARNETT
ARTICLE: "The Left's Iraq Muddle," by Bob Kerrey, Wall Street Journal, 22 May 2007, p. A15. Message 23562480

Simply brilliant. Buy the paper and clip it.

Best part:

"The critics who bother me most are those who ordinarily would not be on the side of dictatorships, who today are arguing that only military intervention can prevent the genocide of Darfur, or who argued yesterday for military intervention in Bosnia, Somalia and Rwanda to ease sectarian violence that was tearing those places apart."

Then he makes a devastating point: suppose we don't topple Saddam but he falls to internal foes, triggering the same sectarian fights and al Qaeda penetration. Would we not see reason to intervene for humanitarian and counter-terrorism reasons?

Of course we would.

And if the Dems can't own up to that reality, then they shouldn't be granted the presidency, says Kerrey.

Kerrey ends with a Jim Webb quote that I think also points the way on Iraq:

"You do not have to occupy a country in order to fight terrorists who are inside it."

The SysAdmin's use does not necessarily need to follow the Leviathan's massed employment. More surgical use of the Leviathan's SOF can be an effective substitute.

This is a concept I explore some in my upcoming Esquire article, which should hit boxes in 10-12 days.

thomaspmbarnett.com
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