Sunday, January 23, 2005

Vote is at risk of inflaming, not taming, the region

Guardian Unlimited Guardian daily comment Vote is at risk of inflaming, not taming, the region

With al Qa'ida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi declaring "bitter war" on Iraq, its elections, and anyone having the nerve to cooperate with infidels, Sunnis appear prepared to sit this one out, paving the way for a series of Shiite victories and endless civil war. Meanwhile, American military (and civilian) leaders are looking for a way to justify as quick a cop out on the mess as they can. I think it is fair to say that what we have spread in the middle east through our invasion and occupation is not liberty, or freedom, or democracy, but chaos.

Mission accomplished.

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