That's right Thank Bush for his principled determination in seeing an Arab democracy during its birthing pains... And if Obama is supportive of democracy in Iraq, democracy in Iraq will be a historic bi-partisan legacy of the Bush Obama years, not unlike the bi-partisan policy of Truman and Eisenhower during the critical early years of the Cold War... ...The loser here??? Iran and Syria...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123362313953841821.html >>> That's a campaign promise, but it isn't a foreign policy. Foreign policy >>> begins with the recognition that Iraq has now moved from the liability side >>> of the U.S. ledger to the asset side. As an Arab democracy, it is a model >>> for what we would like the rest of the Arab world to become. As a Shiite >>> democracy, it is a reproach to Iranian theocracy. As the country at the >>> heart of the Middle East, it is ideally located to be a bulwark against >>> Tehran's encroachments. There was a time when American strategists understood the role countries could play as "pillars" of a regional strategy. Israel has been a pillar since at least 1967; Iran was one until 1979. Turkey, too, is a pillar, but it is fast slipping away, as is Egypt. Within the Arab world, Iraq is the only country that can now fulfill that role. For that it will need military and economic aid, and lots of it. Better it than futile causes like Palestine, or missions impossible like winning over the mullahs. With Saturday's poll, Iraq has earned a powerful claim to our friendship. Yes, you'd rather look elsewhere on the map for a Mideast legacy. But Iraq is where you'll find it. Don't miss your chance. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
