Ted Re.....The region is in ferment now and the US is in danger of getting some democracy there. I hope it happens
While the author finishes with this sentence, I think this sentence epitomises his feelings.
Ultimately the US cannot win this war. It might succeed in making a martyr of Saddam Hussein but some of the men who wield influence in Washington at present hope for much more.
Frankly, I think it should be the other way around. It is the fundamentalist arabs, espoused in Wahibbism, who cannot win this war. Yes, given enough time, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, might not espouse the values inherent in democracy, and we may be forced to defeat another country, who is a source of terrorism against us. But the arab world cannot keep up terrorism, without exploding from within. Eventually, those who espouse terror will be consumed by terror, as their jihads end in disaster for their countries. Al Qaeda's war has resulted in the defeat of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the capture of many of their operatives in Pakistan, with even arab countries such as Yemen waging war against them. I haven't seen that many battlefield successes. The terrorists haven't even been able to dent Israel; and there are signs, Palestinians are tiring of the fight. Eventually popular opinion will turn against those who espouse terrorism, because there is no future in it. In the past 70 yrs, we have seen over 70 countries go for democracy. It is time to see if the arab nations will embrace democracy, and reap the rewards. It is worth a shot, because there is no future in the current state of affairs in the arab world. Yes, this war could lead to riots, but don't be so sure, that democracy won't be the winner, as democracies, not monarchies, not totalitarian dictatorships, lately have usually been the end results of popular uprisings, such as the french revolution. Communism was the results in the early to mid 1900's but communisms downfall, has left democracy the last obvious choice. |
