V8Mikie wrote:
The reform WOULD come from within. If you had done some research you would know about the Iraqi exiles ready to start a new government. You would know the Shiites were ready for a new form of government and supported capitalistic/democratic ideas. You would know the Kurds already had an autonomous government and were willing to join a larger, unified one for the good of the country.
You have to be shitting me. Seriously.... you have to be fucking SHITTING me.
You tell me that I don't know what I'm talking about, that I haven't researched Iraq, and that the US version of peace is guaranteed on some kind of historic precedent?
1933
1939
1941
1947
1958
1963
1966
1968
These are the dates in which the Iraq governing body has been overthrown; by military coup or external invasion.
There were THREE ruling parties in Iraq's entire history that were able to maintain some semblence of civil order. First, by the Ottomans(who held the entire region for centuries), and second, by the British after the treaty of Sevres and until the second world war.
The THIRD stable government was the Baathist party headed by our old friend Saddam.
Iraq is made up of three main ethnographic elements; Shi'a muslims, Sunni muslims, and the Kurds. Both the Shi'a and the Sunni despise each other, and they both despise the Kurds. Yeah, a real winning contender for peace.
Yeah, great plan. I'm sure Fox would buy it, and air it right next to "Animal Kumitae: Badger vs. Fox vs. Wolverine"
We could watch the Sunnis and Shi'as band together and puree the kurds in about 25 minutes... And after they were done cleansing the nation, we could watch them exterminate each other.
It's a solution of sorts... Sort of... I guess...
The U.S. would have merely played a supporting role. Even the most liberal people support this because of Iraqi suffering and realizing they couldn't have done it alone after years of tyranny. Clearly, they needed our help to get rid of Saddam and his band of thugs, like Germany needed our help to get rid of Hitler. It's not that easy to overthrow a dictator especially given the modern technology used to sniff out potential plots.
I can't even believe you are comparing Saddam Hussain to Adolph Hitler.
Seriously, I can't.
And I can't believe that you honestly believe the US did Iraq some kind of favor. Are you aware that GW's little war here has cost the iraqi CIVILIANS an estimated 650,000 lives?
Maybe you should pull your head out of your ass before trying to lecture on history. You might be up to snuff on how to shoot a gun, march, whatever... But clearly you don't have a fucking clue about history--beyond what you swallow whole from CNN.
"Oh, this is too good. She thinks you're a servant... Cause you're black! This is greatest moment in my miserable life... Sooo-ey! I LOVE RACISM!"