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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: epicure who wrote (205998)10/16/2006 4:33:08 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
You need to put into the equation the Iraqi people themselves, especially the ones who came to Washington and lobbied for our help in deposing Saddam and establishing democracy.

I remember when there were Iraqis asking us to depose Saddam after the Coalition forces ejected the Iraqis from Kuwait, and help them establish a democracy then, but we didn't do it then, although we said we would. Saddam murdered hundreds of thousands of Iraqis then.

I remember when there were Iranians asking us to quit supporting the Shah, and they believed that the new government in Iran would be democratic. Dunno how many of those people were killed by the Mullahs but I do know there were a lot of them.

The beauty of democracy, especially constitutional democracy, is that government is by law, not murder. I don't think it's hubris to believe that people want to be free, they don't want to cower in fear of being murdered.
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