What you don't get is that this war would have been screwed up had it been well executed.
I think you hit on the fundamental difference between what you believe and what conservatives believe. Conservatives, myself included, believe that we can't wait any longer for Democracy to miraculously appear out of thin air in the Middle East. So the idea is to see if it is possible to bring it there faster. Only time will tell if this strategy will work.
Its too bad because I don't think some conservatives know how democracy works. You can't force it.........it has to come from the people; from the bottom up like the way its happening in Ukraine. Iraqis are no where close to wanting a democracy. That's why we are fighting this war with no end in sight. If the Iraqis wanted it, they would be out there fighting with us......like the Ukrainians protesting in Kiev's main square day in and day out in the freezing cold. Instead, Iraqis cower in their houses or join the resistance. We are the enemy, not the liberator.
Right or wrong, everyone better hope the strategy works, because any pull out now, before a Democracy is instituted will be a disaster for everyone.
Just like leaving Vietnam would be disaster? Well, you might want to plan on leaving before there's democracy in Iraq. How long did we last in Vietnam before we gave up? Hopefully, it won't be as long in Iraq......but who knows........I didn't really think Americans were foolish enough to re elect Bush....and they did. Maybe it will take them a while to figure out that Iraq is a no win situation. And then 40 years from now, the GOP complainingly can assert we would have won had liberals not given up so easily.
Imagine an Al-Qaeda affiliated group (maybe Zarqawi's, if he survives) able to move freely in Iraq with full support of the government and access to oil revenues to carry out their nefarious acts. That is what awaits us if we pull out now.
We have guaranteed al Qa'ida a level of success that was not possible before Iraq. In the Muslim world, Al Qa'ida grows in stature as our star darkens rapidly. By opening Pandora's Box, we have messed up badly. A year ago, things were supposed to be much better by now. Instead, they are much worse. And there is nothing to indicate they will get better any time soon. |
