[Alberta's Child]

Attempting to liberalize an entire swathe of land against the wishes of the majority of its populace can be attributed to two causal variables: Delusional idealism, and faith in the intrinsic goodness of human nature.

The author mistakenly believes that the U.S. ever had any interest in “liberalizing” anything in the Middle East. The reality is that “freedom and democracy” is nothing more than a political slogan used by American politicians to dupe low-information voters to support foreign military campaigns that are being carried out against the best interests of those voters. The U.S. has been pursuing a foreign/military strategy in the Middle East that is designed solely for the foreign and corporate interests that have owned our government for years.

[nanook]

Another Canadian coward speaks.