EEDUDE,
I’m a white dude who grew up in Oakland. I was the minority. My first day of kindergarten they showed us MLK’s famous ‘I have a Dream’ Speech. To even imagine that one culture was inferior to another culture would have been grounds for suspension as far as I was taught.
It was pounded into my head that ‘no man is truly free until every single man is truly free.’ This concept formed the basis of my support for the Iraq mission. Funny as it may sound, my liberal learnings are at the basis of my conservative views. Anyway, judging by how my friends and neighbors have responded to the Iraq advenuture, I guess my teachers forgot to say, “...not counting the Iraqi’s. Screw those guys.”
With that said, my citezens of Iraq have been a major dissapointment to me. Their tormentor was tossed aside by the US. They’ve been offered help on all levels. And, the only thing we ask for in return is their partnership in peace. The ingrates can’t even muster that up from their giant ego’s.
Look, we’re there for our own reasons. I get that. But, this is an historic opportunity for the Muslim world to embrace freedom....to embrace their future....to embrace their culture.” But, these numb-nuts are currently dangerously close to throwing it all away. If that happens, the only question left to answer is who will be the next dictator? Personally, I won’t give a crap. I’ll be living my life in freedom. They can have their torture chambers if that’s what they want.
It does seem that they don’t want to do the work necessary to sustain the freedom from tyranny that has been paid for in the blood and treasure from the USA and others.
I’m REAL tired of the US being the worlds policeman. If we have no vital strategic interest to protect, then let’s stay home and drink a beer on the front porch.
We’ll all be happier.