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August 31, 2005
The Daou Report and the three R's
Peter Daou is wrong. There was a moral justification for the Iraq War. Liberation is indeed a worthy moral cause. Unfortunately, that is not what the Bush administration really had in mind. Instead of liberation, they wanted revenge, resources, and a chance to "reshape" the region. Bush, and most Iraq War hawks, saw freedom and democracy as "spreading our ideals" and "creating an ally in the heart of the Middle East" - none of which is in the true interests of the Iraqi citizens or indicative of a free people governing themselves as they see fit. The reason we haven't been treated as liberators is that we have not been liberators! Instead of bringing in Iraq's neighbors and the international community after we captured Baghdad, we simply dismissed the rest of the world - especially Iraq's neighbors. For two years, the insurgency grew, while we clung to the same selfish, arrogant idea that Iraq was ours to control. Surely, we don't want Iraq's neighbors propping up their own puppet regimes in Baghdad, but by giving the appearance of propping up our own, Bush has shown the true face of his designs on Iraq. Revenge, resources, and reshaping the region are not morally justifiable goals.
Posted by Mike at August 31, 2005 01:35 AM
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