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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: SilentZ who wrote (161183)2/17/2003 3:44:33 PM
From: Rob S.  Read Replies (2) of 1573718
 
That's the problem: the U.S. views the middle east and other world problems in simplistic terms. We think if we depose a strong-arm dictator that the situation will naturally evolve into a more democratic government where human rights are upheld and differences tolerated. Forget that. "Iraq" was formulated from diverse ethnic and religious groups who have built up hatreds for thousands of years. Saddam has oppressed those rivalries ruthlessly, but as bad as he is and as in need of long term change the region may seem to be, doing away with Saddam will either unleash those rivalries or open the way for just another oppressive dictatorship to take over. Either that or the U.S. will be forced to play cop for decades. Since the Bush campaign is centered around the military-industrial, wham-bam thank you mam, get in, get out, short-sighted, brain-dead thinking, it is likely to screw more things up than it fixes. About all it is likely to "fix" if "successful" is the 2004 elections.
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