03-15-2004, 01:36 AM
Hi,
I just can't imagine a quicker and more painless way for Iraq to improve than what just happened.
Let's let this matter rest for now. In five years, if we're still in touch through forums or whatever, let's revisit all this in view of what Iraq looks like then. Let's see if we indeed were able to bring in democracy at the point of a bayonet or if we just spent dollars, lives, and the goodwill of the world for nothing more than the ego of an idiot. I'm betting on the historical outcome (Algeria, Morocco, Iran, etc.). But I'll be overjoyed to be proven to be wrong.
--Pete
I just can't imagine a quicker and more painless way for Iraq to improve than what just happened.
Let's let this matter rest for now. In five years, if we're still in touch through forums or whatever, let's revisit all this in view of what Iraq looks like then. Let's see if we indeed were able to bring in democracy at the point of a bayonet or if we just spent dollars, lives, and the goodwill of the world for nothing more than the ego of an idiot. I'm betting on the historical outcome (Algeria, Morocco, Iran, etc.). But I'll be overjoyed to be proven to be wrong.
--Pete
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