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2006-10-20 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by anonymous5089 2006-10-20 10:47|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Not a bad article. I'd say this is plan B. No need to rush. It's better if we give the Iraqis a chance first. Better for our own conscience, for the history books, and for them.

And IF they succeed and pull of a functioning democracy the repercussions are so positive that we'd be fools to not try.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-10-20 14:14|| 2006-10-20 14:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Right, rj. While there are doubtless thousands of savage krazed killers, there must be at least hundreds of folks that liked voting, and buying and selling stuff, and cell phones, and the internet - not that that's what we're selling.... I mean that appreciate freedom and look forward to a dempocratic Iraq.

Even if they outnumbered the crazies 2:1, that doesn't guarantee success. But let's give it a chance.

Besides, I kinda like having 140,000 troop between Iran and Syria.

Posted by Bobby 2006-10-20 16:52|| 2006-10-20 16:52|| Front Page Top

#3 I also vie for the attractive nature of democracy and capitalism. I can imagine Iraq in a relatively few years being like Kuwait, Dubai, or some of the other prosperous Gulf states. They also have a Sunni/Shiite mix, along with lots of other foreigners. And yet, Iraq is getting far ahead of them by having full democracy.

Once things settle down, even if that means that the Sunni are for the most part expelled from the country, Iraq is going to be the economic center of the region.

The only real wild card is, of course, Iran. But hopefully they will get their jets cooled one way or another.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-10-20 17:00|| 2006-10-20 17:00|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm disappointed. I was looking for a discussion about the pros and cons of a second US civil war - sane Americans against the looney left. That's coming, it's just a matter of time.

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