Reply #37: The bigger picture [View All]

[oldcoot]

Unlike many of our "leaders," we can see the bigger picture. For example, many of us were accused of loving Saddam Hussein. However, that was not the case. Instead, most of us were worried about the outcome. Posters accurately predicted before the invasion that it would be a disaster and that one result might be a civil war in Iraq.

On the other hand, Bush and many of our leaders predicted that we could use Iraq to spread democracy in the Middle East. Well, Lebanon was a democracy. Unfortunately, Israel's actions-whether you agree with Israel or not- are threatening Lebanon's government. Honestly, I do not think that democracy is going to survive in Lebanon. Even if it does survive, I imagine that many in the Middle East will start to question the value of living in a democracy. After all, if the Iraqi and Lebanese governments are too weak to protect their own civilian populations, who else is going to want to give democracy a chance?