Democratic Iraq? Not in this lifetime...
The level of fear within This is a new strategy that appears to be working brilliantly with the Iraqi Islamic Party already having pulled out of the elections (the Iraqi Islamic Party is the largest Sunni political group). The question that remains is whether or not the
posted by toddomundo @ 11:09 a.m.
4 comments
4 Comments:
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
xxx, There's a couple of issues with your comments. 1) How do you know all those countries are better off? Convincing arguments could be made against that point. I mean, the Nazi's would have remained in power and perhaps dominated the world without the US so what's worse about that from their perspective? 2) What did it take to get the US involved in ww2 anyway? What did the US do for Rwanda? Rumania? Yugoslavia? How about Pol Pot? Nothing of much interest to the US is in those places I suppose.. You see the market really does work to direct the resources and energies where it needs them the most in order to perpetuate the existing regime and power structures. 3) Difficult to say what's real but I think the level of effective terrorism over there is getting to the point where fair elections will be impossible. One of the US election consultants apparently commented that there's no way legitimate elections could be held at the end of the month - there's just too many issues oustanding. Didn't divulge his name of course so the source can be questioned, (which I can dig up if need be) but if you were being threatened with death if you voted would you show up?
Don't dodge the point - you make the statement that all countries invaded by the US are better off for it? Does that apply to Canada as well? I suppose so in your book and maybe you're right - it did serve to alienate us and that effect has lasted... My point with respect to US involvement (or lack thereof) is that the US are driven by sometimes contradictory forces not by a will to do good in the world. Ergo, they will invade (unilaterally - thanks for making that point) when it suits them and will stand back and allow millions to perish when they don't see a benefit to their own involvement. I am not condemning them, just pointing out that there is no consistency to the application of foreign policy in the states.
However, Trip, the original point I was making in the first place is that the election in Iraq will fail (i.e. the president elected will not have the support of his constituents) and that the issues there will continue to escalate. Care to wager on that one? Any comments on this? What do you think will happen?
TW
Sounds like a bet to me... how about we make it a bottle of Scotch or whatever the winner chooses?
TW
Post a Comment
<< Home