“If Iraq stabilizes anytime soon, and provides a liberal democratic exemplar that inspires the Muslim Middle East out of the Dark Age in which it has wallowed the last millennium, Bush will eventually be ranked with Lincoln and Roosevelt among our greatest presidents — for the very reason that he championed American values.”
Yes, that would be great. But trusting Arab Muslims to rise to the level of a “liberal democratic exemplar” seems like mere wishful thinking. Not something I’d bet the farm on.
Will the moderates grab this chance they have been given to create civilized nations in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Will those who want modernity be victorious over the suicidal cultists?
At some point, those who practice Islam will have to choose. They must, or they will not survive.
Because American, the West, Israel, are done putting up with their roaming the globe blowing up women and children in cafes and marketplaces with impunity.
The next American President, or the next, must be ruthless.