Decius wrote:
] So yes, I think, if you produce a fundamentalist state in Iraq
] the result you'll get will be worse then what you had when you
] started. We don't think fundamentalist "democracies" are the
] kind of freedom we're looking for.

[ Hear hear. ]

] Of course, freedom and democracy have one thing in common with
] WMD in that they have very little to do with our reason for
] invading Iraq. The real question is whether or not Bush can
] spin this one. I'll bet he figures he can. He went to war with
] a bullshit explanation, ended up having it thrown in his face,
] and still managed to get re-election by a population that eats
] his party's propaganda up like its the new religion. I'll bet
] he figures he can pull it off a second time, or he figures
] he'll be out of office before most people in the country
] figure out what Iraq has really become. I wouldn't bet against
] him.

[ Me neither. If people haven't caught on by now, I don't see an epiphany forthcoming. ]

] But 100 years from now people will be spitting his name.

[ Well, more people maybe. A good portion of the entire rest of the world, not to mention a sizable percentage of this country, already do. -k]

RE: Leading Shiite Clerics Pushing Islamic Constitution in Iraq