| Where do you start?
I remember hearing and reading different pieces of media which contradicted what Bush was saying prior to the buildup of the war. The American media never really questioned him on his stances even though the rest of the world press was doing just that. The 'you're with us or against us" mentality, the anti-French stance of the Government which was just juvenile (freedom fries?), practically giving the UN the finger and insulting the weapons inspectors plus the lukewarm response of the rest of the world convinced me it was the wrong way to go.
When it started I just prayed that it would be over quickly. Last year at this point I even thought that there would be a more stable government in Iraq then there is now. That's a dream right now considering the news that comes out of there every day.
Now I don't even know what to think. The US can't leave because all the infrastructure damage it's done. No one has been named to lead the country when Bremer leaves on 6/30 so who knows how it will go? I hope there's not some bloody civil war that kills more Iraqis, Americans and other coalition forces but it could go either way. Iraq is more unstable in terms of terrorism than it was last year before the invasion.
Does that help? __________________ "Finally, A guy who says what people who aren't thinking are thinking" - Jon Stewart on CNN & ABC host Glenn Beck |