Yet, Steyn's article indicated that at least in the areas he travelled -- from Jordan to the outskirts of Baghdad, then North of Baghdad into Saddam's hometown, and on to the oil fields - things seemed to be going swimmingly.
Also, you'll recall, the Iraqis in the"refugee camp" in Jordan wanted to go home.
Journalists want action and trouble - that's the way to the Pulitzer. Many of them report all the bad things, yet how many have "done a Steyn" and looked things over for themselves?
Harry -------------------------------------------------------
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Interesting, but the US may have an Achilles heel in all of this. It may be unsustainable. What appears to be increasingly apparent is that US efforts to bring globalization (American style), freedom and democracy to Gap nations is failing miserably. Afghanistan is back in the hands of warlords and its people are no better off, and Iraq is in chaos except for militant groups who are oganizing to shoot American GIs. With huge budget deficits looming, and the inability of the federal and state governments to maintain key public services, the US may soon have to turn some of its attention to fixing up its own house instead of trying to fix up the world.
Ed Weick
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