After George W. Bush addressed the nation January 10 many people were disappointed – even those who call themselves Republicans. Aside from a few diehards, no one wants to believe in Bush anymore. What became of all those true believers who gave him such high approval ratings in the months after he jumped onto the deck of the Abraham Lincoln under the “Mission Accomplished” banner? Some of us suspected even then that the war in Iraq would unleash a sectarian war for which there would be no solution. Even Dick Cheney said in 1991: “Once you get to Baghdad, it’s not clear what you do with it. It’s not clear what government you put in place of the one that’s currently there now. Is it going to be a Shia regime, a Sunni regime, a Kurdish? Or one that tilts towards the Baathists, or one that tilts toward the Islamic fundamentalists? How much credibility is that going to have if it’s set up by the American military there? How long does the United States military have to stay there to protect the people that sign on for that government, and what happens once we leave?”
As they say, “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist…”
2 responses so far ↓
Kevin // January 12, 2007 at 7:47 am
Do you have a solution?
Is your solution to run and hide?
Do you understand the consequences for the United States if we leave Iraq without winning?
Are you prepared to live under Islamic law?
geulincx // January 15, 2007 at 10:53 am
I don’t think there is a solution that will result in a democratic Iraq (as we understand democracy). I hope that I’m wrong.
Our nation’s leaders failed to see the latent insurgency in Iraq for what it was and the results of their strategic mistakes made the made the insurgency inevitable.