Agreed...Bringing democracy to the region at this time is a monumental uphill climb.
Ah, so was 13 dissimilar colonies.
Pray tell, who would you give Iraq to? Osama Bin Laden perhaps?
And jazusamo added:
Agreed...Bringing democracy to the region at this time is a monumental uphill climb.
As Mr. Sowell wrote, the prerequisites for democracy must be in place before said "democracy" can arise.
The most important prerequisite is that the nations of Islam must first be "de-Islamicized" - they must be purged of the cult of muhammed.
Converting them to Christianity by force and decree would be a good way to start down this road.
And before anyone says "impossible", did not a Roman emperor convert the entire Roman empire to the same, somewhere back around 900AD?
So long as they remain Islamic, democracy and freedom are impossible and unattainable.
For this reason, I have come to believe that - in spite of our good intentions and the courage of our military personnel - that we may be wasting our time, blood and treasure in Iraq, "surge" or no surge. I don't recommend cutting and running, of course not. But I'm not expecting much more in the way of progress or results. I hope I'm proven wrong by events yet to come.
- John