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Mike F · 02-01-2005, 01:38 PM

Right about what?

That Iraq was awash with WMD's?
That the smoking gun was going to be a mushroom cloud?
That Iraq was intimately linked to Al Qaeda and the war on terror?
That the US forces would be greeted with sweets and flowers as liberators?
That a 'Shock & Awe' strike followed by a lightning quick capture of Baghdad could minimize casualties?
That the country could be reconstructed in 6 months, funded by Iraqi oil?

None of that will ever be true.

Now I'll fully admit that the election apparently went better than expected, due in equal parts to the bravery of the Iraqis and the state of security that essentially shut down the country for election day. However it's still far, far too early to make any decision on whether:

Iraq as a country will hold together
Iraq will have a sucessful democracy
Iraq will serve to spread democracy through the region
The world will be safer

One better than expected day doesn't make a good war. And even if democracy does hold in some form, does that justify one country thumbing it's nose at the rest of the world, and militarily enforcing it where it sees fit?

02-01-2005, 01:38 PM	#2
Mike F Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Djibouti Exp:	Right about what? That Iraq was awash with WMD's? That the smoking gun was going to be a mushroom cloud? That Iraq was intimately linked to Al Qaeda and the war on terror? That the US forces would be greeted with sweets and flowers as liberators? That a 'Shock & Awe' strike followed by a lightning quick capture of Baghdad could minimize casualties? That the country could be reconstructed in 6 months, funded by Iraqi oil? None of that will ever be true. Now I'll fully admit that the election apparently went better than expected, due in equal parts to the bravery of the Iraqis and the state of security that essentially shut down the country for election day. However it's still far, far too early to make any decision on whether: Iraq as a country will hold together Iraq will have a sucessful democracy Iraq will serve to spread democracy through the region The world will be safer One better than expected day doesn't make a good war. And even if democracy does hold in some form, does that justify one country thumbing it's nose at the rest of the world, and militarily enforcing it where it sees fit?