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Iraq War, phase 2
Apr. 9th, 2004 05:37 amClick for funny flash movie: The Olympics
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On a more serious issue, the shit have hit the fan in Iraq. And in Cyprus also ofcourse, to a lesser extent, and I have a lot to say about that one also and about Papadopoulos' speech -- but it'll have to wait for tomorrow.
As for Iraq, phase 2 of the Iraq War has begun in the last few days, that phase which everyone expected except possibly the Bush administration itself -- the Islamofascists' bid for power. (now whether "Islamofascist" is a truly accurate expression doesn't concern me that much -- it's a very useful shorthand for "group of religious Muslim fanatics who want to impose Sharia law on their nations or even the entire world by force")
Anyway, there was a rather nice discussion in a recent Rantburg thread, and especially polite given Rantburg standards, and there's probably no need to spend time rephrasing what I already said there, especially since it's 5:30 AM here in Greece, so, and hoping that it's not exceptionally wanky, allow me to just duplicate some of my own comments from there which synopsize what I feel the situation is.
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I opposed the war on Iraq, not because of moral, but because of practical reasons. Sadr is the perfect example of why I opposed it.
Edit: Though now that I think of it, "because if you go in there, you'll make a mess that you are unlikely to be able to solve, leaving the lives of the people there no better than what you found them, and possibly worse" probably does qualify as a moral reason. But because of practical rather than ideological concerns.
Anyway, let us hope that I'm wrong, and that Sadr will prove but a minor temporary inconvenience for the people of Iraq. But I somehow doubt it.
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On a more serious issue, the shit have hit the fan in Iraq. And in Cyprus also ofcourse, to a lesser extent, and I have a lot to say about that one also and about Papadopoulos' speech -- but it'll have to wait for tomorrow.
As for Iraq, phase 2 of the Iraq War has begun in the last few days, that phase which everyone expected except possibly the Bush administration itself -- the Islamofascists' bid for power. (now whether "Islamofascist" is a truly accurate expression doesn't concern me that much -- it's a very useful shorthand for "group of religious Muslim fanatics who want to impose Sharia law on their nations or even the entire world by force")
Anyway, there was a rather nice discussion in a recent Rantburg thread, and especially polite given Rantburg standards, and there's probably no need to spend time rephrasing what I already said there, especially since it's 5:30 AM here in Greece, so, and hoping that it's not exceptionally wanky, allow me to just duplicate some of my own comments from there which synopsize what I feel the situation is.
( Read more... )
I opposed the war on Iraq, not because of moral, but because of practical reasons. Sadr is the perfect example of why I opposed it.
Edit: Though now that I think of it, "because if you go in there, you'll make a mess that you are unlikely to be able to solve, leaving the lives of the people there no better than what you found them, and possibly worse" probably does qualify as a moral reason. But because of practical rather than ideological concerns.
Anyway, let us hope that I'm wrong, and that Sadr will prove but a minor temporary inconvenience for the people of Iraq. But I somehow doubt it.