Well, folks, it's a week removed from the election and I'm curious to see whether you believe we're better off today than we were a week ago. The election of Democrats brought praise from Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other terrorists throughout the world. Was that our goal? To appease dictators and terrorists?
Hugo Chavez said this is great, "a repudiation of Bush's Iraq policy," said he was "filled with optimism" over the Democrats' win. In France, Dominique somebody or else at the Institute On International Relations said there is "less White House in America now and a little less America in the world." A political ally of Muqi al-Sadr said "The vote shows the Iraqi and American people are of one mind about withdrawing U.S. troops. ... We hope the Democrats don't forget their campaign promises." This is our enemy in Iraq.
I'm not exactly encouraged that dictators and terrorists around the world believe America will leave them alone now. Does that really make us safer? The belief that they can act and America will do nothing? Do you believe they will leave us alone if we leave them alone? The answer is no. They are looking at us waiting to see what we are going to do. If we show lack of will and lack of spine, they will be opportunistic in advancing their extreme agenda and continue overrunning Europe.
Folks, there's major things going on that we have no idea about. Islamic facism is on the rise and we sit here with our heads in the sand. By the time we wake up and realize there is no negotiation with people who want to kill you, it may be too late. Maybe the Dems will behave stronger than I think...but I'm not counting on it.
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Well, of course we aren't any safer this week. The Democrats aren't even technically in power yet.
Look, Ahmadinejad and Chavez are nuts. Bush is just the visual aid they enjoy using when they spout off lame rhetoric about how they hate America. It's not like they started hating America when Bush was elected, and will stop when he leaves.
The only victory in this election as that we are finally going to stop denying that everything is fine in Iraq and try to change course. We've spent all this time and loss of life in Iraq and there hasn't been any real progress. Yes, we got rid of Saddam. But the country has devolved into Civil War now and what should we do? That isn't a question for me to answer, because obviously I have no clue. But I never once saw the Bush Administration pass out handouts explaining what "Stay the Course" meant. Stay the Course, until..? Until what?
Switching to the Middle East as a whole, yes, these people want to kill us. But I'm not sure I can get behind your theory of no negotiation. American foreign policy in the Middle East is not for the slight of heart. I have no idea what the best solution is. But we can't just start knocking off every batshit crazy dictator and hope the country settles into a tidy little democracy. Obviously, that doesn't work, and now the Bush Administration is having to come to terms with that. I hope the Democrats and/or this study group (calling Mr. Baker please, anyone?) have an idea.
Anyways, why am I the only one who comments on here, and you on wvconfidential? Are we really that lame?
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