Local Impact of the Iraqi Elections
You don't get much more stark honesty than this guy's description of his trip to talk to Iraqis voting in Washington:
Like Millions Of Iraqis, I Made A Long Journey To The Nearest Polling Place Today
Like Millions Of Iraqis, I Made A Long Journey To The Nearest Polling Place Today
You may think that you have felt dumb before, but let me tell you something: until you have stood in front of a man who knows real pain and told him that you are against your country's alleviation of his country's state-sponsored murderous suffering, you have not felt truly, deeply, like a total fucking moron.
- sheikh X at 6:38 PM
2 Comments:
i think many well intentioned, progressive minded individuals (not unlike myself) are feeling that we fell short in failing to appreciate the significance of the iraq invasion for the people living there. and, in spite of the violence, the potential for democratization and self-realization it has brought about for the iraqi people...
and, now that this election has been reported as a success (even by the liberal media, i might add), we are forced to take a step back and ask....whose side are we on?
yes. the resistance of the far left to toppling the taliban was hint that their sincerity might be questionable. after a decade of protesting the 'holocaust against women' there, it appeared that when it came to actually doing something about it, anti-american screed overcame solidarity with the oppressed. this country has many social problems and leads the world in destruction of the environment and waste of natural resources, but these are criticisms, not a general indictment.
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