Sent to you by Sean McBride via Google Reader: FLASHBACK: Daniel Pipes: Iraqi humanitarian tragedy not 'necessarily that bad for our interests' via Signs of the Times on Jul 30, 2007 TONY JONES: Well Saddam's trial may have adjourned for a short break, but there's been an orgy of violence throughout Iraq since last week's bombing of the Shi'ia Muslim holy site, the Golden Shrine, in Samarra. The wave of attacks and killings has left many fearful that the country is on the brink of descending into civil war. But at least one influential commentator, the director of the Middle East Forum, Dr Daniel Pipes, believes that while a civil war in Iraq would be a humanitarian tragedy, it would "not be a strategic one". Daniel Pipes joins us now from Philadelphia. Thanks for being there.
DR DANIEL PIPES, DIRECTOR MIDDLE EAST FORUM: Thank you, Tony. TONY JONES: Can you explain to me how you could regard a civil war in Iraq as anything but a strategic disaster? DR DANIEL PIPES: Well, let me start by emphasising that it it is a humanitarian disaster and in no sense do I want one to take place. It's a horrible prospect. Should, however, it take place I don't, think from the point of view of the coalition it is necessarily that bad for our interests. Things you can do from here: - Visit the original item on Signs of the Times - Subscribe to Signs of the Times using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites
