Posted on 01/09/2006 8:12:32 AM PST by kiriath_jearim
Is This The Democracy We Are Fighting For? ...Barbra Streisand
Posted on January 3, 2006
Why are we really fighting this war? First it was the search for WMDs. None were found. Then it was hunting for the terrorists and "smoking them out." Weve only created a breeding ground for more terrorists. Finally, President Bush insisted the mission in Iraq was worth it in order to bring democracy to the country and unseat Saddam Hussein, a very bad guy, but one who was contained economically, politically and militarily. Remember, he was our ally in the fight against Iran.
And there are many countries that need democracy, but the United States has not gone in militarily and usurped control. But Iraq has oil and Bush has a lot of big oil friends.
For the past 2 ‡ years, the President has exhausted the public with his rhetoric that building a democracy in Iraq will establish a peaceful civil society that will ultimately be an ally in the war on terror. In speech after speech, the country has heard the message point hammered home from Bush, Cheney, Condi and Rumsfeld: A free democratic Iraq is central to the war on terrorism. But judging by the climate of violence and unrest that still continues in Iraq, that battle is far from being won.
Central to the creation of a free and democratic Iraq was the notion of having the Iraqi people elect their own leaders. Amid great anticipation, the Iraqi elections were held in December. The good news is that there was strong turnout, little violence and large-scale participation by Sunni Muslims, who along with the Kurds, are the underrepresented, minority religious faction in Iraq. The White House heavily supported and hoped for Ayad Allawi to be victorious. While a Shiite, he believed in a modern secular government. The bad news is that the Administration, in their desperation to present the world with a successful and free Iraq election, had largely ignored the growing fury felt by many Sunni Arabs over the dominance of fanatical religious Shiites, who seek to implement their own version of fundamental Islamic law.
The Administrations biggest fear was the possibility of a fundamentalist Shiite controlled Iraqi government, and that is now the likely reality. With the recent Iraqi election, the only regime that we have helped to erect is a theocratic one, where fundamental Islamic law will likely continue to repress the Iraqi people, spread religious intolerance and deny basic rights to women. Is this what we are fighting for?
The result of the December election has plunged Iraq into political turmoil. Preliminary results showed the advancement of the United Iraqi Coalition, supported by the Shiite religious figure Ayatullah Ali al-Seistani. Days after the election, Sunni Arab leaders had angrily rejected early election results, saying that the vote has been fixed to favor the Shiite majority party. Sunni Arab politicians have threatened to boycott the political process altogether, which would be a serious set back for the Bush Administration.
With the religious Shiite faction having gained control of the Iraqi government, religious law will be high on their agenda. The Islamic law that is favored by the Shiite fundamentalists has horrible implications for women. "Personal status" law, which governs marriage, divorce, inheritance, burial, and other issues, will likely replace the uniform civil code. It is possible that the December election may be the first and last "free" election the Iraqi people will participate in.
The fundamentalist Shiites have strong ties to Iran. With the Shiite victory, Iran will now become a close ally to Iraq and even more of a threat to the United States. In addition to proudly announcing their nuclear capability, Irans unstable President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, called the Holocaust a 'myth' and pledged to destroy Israel. This new alliance is dangerous for the US and far from the secular democratic government that the Bush Administration naively envisioned for a dictatorless Iraq.
Is this the democracy that we have been fighting for? Or has the Bush Administration failed once more in their mission to make America safer. There are no WMDs, there is an increasing anti-American sentiment in the Middle East and around the world, chances for a true democracy in Iraq are slim and a dangerous alliance between Iraq and Iran is likely. The Bush administration has made a mess in Iraq that they seem incapable of cleaning up. And speech after highly publicized speech by the President will not change this reality.
What branch of service and for how many years did Babs serve?
"Paging Doctor Streisand, Doctor Moe, Doctor Curly!"
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I thought that bloated bag of hot air would shut up by now.
Only a Hollywood nitwit would think someone would risk the destruction of their own political career and reputation to help a few friends make money. The level of her stupidity is simply astounding.
Then she should be Cherem'ed real good...........
Hey Babs, how's that public beach in your backyard working out for you?
LMFAO! The same (not in those same words) thought crossed my mind. Basically....who gives a rat's ass what this dried up has been has to say on something she knows absolute ZILCH about?!
Didn't she use to be a man, or is that five o'clock shadow natural?
The old windbag thinks the world is waiting breathlessly for her next witless communique. Bad news Babs: No one cares. No one under 30 even knows who you are.
We do NOT have a democracy. We have a Republic.
Democracy is MOB rule.
Republic is Representative form of government.
This dim bulb needs to just close and zip it.
No, we are fighting to keep this nation safe so it can be a land were even idiots with marginal IQ's, like Ms Streisand are free to spew what ever ill concieved, irrational diatribe they wish to spew.
She would have allowed Saddam to remain with his WMD development programs and military which would have necessitated a permanent U.S. presence in Saudi Arabia which would "breed terrorism".
Now that Saddam is deposed, she would have the U.S. cut and run in the face of people who can do little more than sneak around planting bombs. After we cut and run, the Sunnis would conduct yet another Shiite and Kurdish massacre where hundreds of thousands would die. However, by then, the liberals would not care in the least about the fate of the Iraqi people and would be worried only about saving cute baby seals.
You would think that Streisand, a Jew, would realize that the Muslims and Islamofascists want her and all Jews, all Israeli's, all Americans and all so called "infidels" D-E-A-D and would make a choice for at least her own survival.
Now, now, now, let's not be hasty. I'm sure Babs is fully retarded.
Who is Barbra Streisand?
I agree. But she makes a great example of a person who's devoid of intellect.........
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