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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (149995)	10/30/2004 5:32:55 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<<Mao laid it all out, in great detail, in the 1930s.>> No thanks, I'll fight to live free.

To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (149995)	10/30/2004 5:54:11 PM
From: SBHX	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

A lot of what is reported in Iraq is murky at best, yes there is a spike in insurgency, yes there is a large number of foreign fighters swarming over the borders. There are other things not reported, for example, the population in Iraq does not necessarily support the Baath and other insurgents and foreign jihadis in the way you imply. Certainly no more than the Afghans suppport the Talibans. You notice there was an election in Afghanistan and lots of people showed up to vote. In afghanistan today, the concept of free elections (democracy) doesn't seem as ridiculous as it did two years ago. It still has a long road to travel, but there is hope, and the Afghans will not let go of this hope easily. I think a lot of conventional wisdom assumptions we have about how the world works often have unexpected results. For example, Jimmy Carter, Tom Harkin and John Kerry all waited with great expectation that the Sandinistas will be returned to power in the first Nicaragua elections, yet they were swept from power. Many even foretold of blood in the streets during the Afghanistan elections, yet, for all intents and purposes, most polling places in Afghanistan 2004 seems less violent than MiamiDade 2000. Could it be true, that all people can universally like this freedom thing after all? Dare we even hope that in January 2005, there could even be some form of free elections in Iraq?