About Iraq. An example:
JD in Karma:
“In fact, there is a civil war in progress in Iraq, one comparable in important respects to other civil wars that have occurred in postcolonial states with weak institutions. Those cases suggest that the Bush administration’s political objective in Iraq–creating a stable, peaceful, somewhat democratic regime that can survive the departure of U.S. troops–is unrealistic.†Professor James D. Fearon, writing in the March/April edition of Foreign Affairs.
There is one problem with Professor Fearon’s thesis–the facts on the ground that I am seeing right now and that he has not seen in person or not seen recently.
Jules comments: “Read what J.D. has to say about what is happening in the cities, towns and villages of Anbar. Remember that this is the place that was written off as a lost cause as recently as six months ago.”
I think that it is important for all of us to read the ‘good news’ from Iraq, as well as the bad news. The MSM spend a lot of time of what is going wrong in Iraq, and rightfully so, but the surge seems to be working, at least in some ways and in some areas. This should also get attention.
In the end, this is not a partisan issue: it is a humane issue. We should treat it as such. Whether it is beneficial for one politically to declare victory in Iraq, or defeat, should not matter. Lets therefore also spend attention to both the good and the bad news.
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