In memoriam

[cema]

History will record that the U.S. could have saved tremendous loss of life and treasure had we liberated Iraqi with more troops and a proper "after-victory" plan. But the chronicles will also show that America could have saved time, money and--most especially, lives--had the Left contributed its valuable resources to the liberation effort as well. Imagine if feminists, labor leaders, environmentalists, civil rights activists, artists and the media had joined in the struggle instead of sitting on the sidelines--or worse, assisting the fascists? Imagine if the clarion cry of freedom and democracy had arisen from a unified progressive front consisting of conservatives and liberals? Just as we've learned how much succor the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong took from the anti-war protesters of the 1960s, we will someday learn how the parochial, small-minded, narrow-souled opposition to the establishment of democracy in Iraq stiffen the fascist backbone of the "insurgency." But of course, the Michael Moores, Robert Fisks, George Galloways, Ted Kennedys and innumerable Hollywood celebrities and academics of this world will not care--they will always find reporters, voters, fans and tenure committees willing to dull the sting of conscience.

[Steven Vincent]

Comments

[hina_chleck]

почему тогда эти страны стали союзниками?
Так карты интересов легли. Не секрет, что сердце не лежало ни к кому из воюющих.

Я правильно понимаю - нынешняя война есть продолжение первой, кувейтской? А фигли тогда все эти разговоры об ОМП?

[cema.livejournal.com]

Разговоры об ОМП совершенно ни к чему, только чтобы получить помощь от ООН. По-моему, это неправильный подход, но я не работаю в Госдепе.

[hina_chleck]

Там все было ни к чему, как мне каааатца.
Но теперь уж поздно пить и борожоми, и ессентуки, и нефть.