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Originally Posted by Manx
...This war, as measured according to the initial claims, is an utter failure. This war, as reviewed over the past year is getting worse. Only from your position of intentional blindness could one claim otherwise.
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I hear what you're saying...but:
There is no book entitled:
How to Build a Democracy in Iraq in 10 Easy Steps.
I would say that 'Nationbuilding' is more an art, than a science. So, yes there have been setbacks, yes there have been disappointments, yes things appear chaotic now...but the situation needs time to resolve itself, to run its course. Like I said before - and I really believe this - every stable, modern country had its growing pains in the early stages of its life, because progress and refinement don't occur overnight, they take TIME.
Taken from the start, I believe that the idea of introducting a democratic system of government in this troubled part of the world is a positive thing, positive for the people living there, and positive for the rest of the world. Dictatorships and theocracies have proven themselves a burden to everyone involved. These forms of government lead only to outward belligerence, and isolation from the international community. After all, what do the 'insurgents' have to offer the people of Iraq, what do they have to offer the surrounding countries and the rest of the world? What type of society do the 'insurgents' stand for? What are their values? I would say they stand for lawlessness, treachery, disregard for civil rights, ethnic segregation, no freedom of speech or press, the subjugation of women, a form of government based not on modern principles of law and order, but on a backward and medieval interpretation of Islamic scripture. We see in Iran and elsewhere the type of society this creates. So I think the effort, the
effort, to try and help break the mold of past failure, and at least
try to establish some sort of a stable, peaceful, prosperous and productive country is worth the trouble.
So logically, if you are against this idea from the very start - if you don't believe that this vision is possible, ethical, legal, necessary, moral, hopeful, constructive, productive, etc - then of course any and all activity on the part of the coalition will be characterized as hopeless.
I happen to believe the cause is just.
Just one person's opinion.