Because no one else will. Because we value democracy and we want to see it thrive. We must demonstrate to the Arab and Muslim world that we believe in democracy, even if that means and Arab Muslim democracy much different than our own.
Had Iraqis never been able to hold elections or form a government, we would not still be in Iraq. But they did both- against a backdrop of brutal violence. Should we now abandon them when they have come so far? Should we now abandon the very roots of Arab democracy? Such a move would be short-sighted and self-defeating. Just as we have used our military might and diplomatic efforts to defend Israel, so must we now defend Iraq. On 1/13/07, Dana wrote: > > You tell me, Robert. Why are we fighting in Iraq? > > > you will understand why we are fighting in Iraq. > -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:224642 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
