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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch
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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (72661)2/23/2005 3:42:03 PM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) of 89467
 
This is a well thought out post

It is indeed very lucid. Most of what you said agrees with my thoughts. Perhaps you will suffer a few additional thoughts.

Your point one: I agree with in its entirety.

Your point two: I agree with in its entirety.

Your point three: Very lucid thought process. The action to rid Iraq of terrorists and spread freedom to the country may improve the recruitment abilities of fanatics in the short run. You are correct when you say the reason they are doing this is because if Democracy takes hold and oil revenues are shared with the people and used to build infrastructure Iraq will be a beacon of hope and prosperity. That would make Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and the neighboring countries look bad as well as make them rip for a people driven coup. They don't want that because they currently have a religious and political grip on their countries that keeps people impoverished and keeps DAMN FEW in charge*. It also allows them to continue to use extremist religion as a weapon to teach hate and recruit anti American thugs in the name of Allah.

IMHO, the success of a politically free Iraq would spread (as it always seems to) into economics. This could cause a great economic boom in Iraq. I have gone on record before saying that this could turn Iraq into an economic force, which consumes the available labor of its neighbors*. Countries with net emigration tend to underperform the economies of countries with positive net immigration.

IMO what happened to free Mexico politically happened because of the economic improvement in their economy driven by repatriated dollars and repatriated workers. IMHO, this effect would likely spread to the countries neighboring Iraq.

* In the short run, the lack of economic opportunity in Iraq will likely lead to net worker expatriation. Most of these workers will be planning of their return to Iraq. Political freedom is a powerful lure to enhance the natural desire to return home. Money sent to support families of expatriate workers and the experience of returning expatriates should fuel a boom in the economy several years after the realization of a self-sustaining politically free Iraq.
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