Freedom is a vague concept in a society that has been repressed for so long. The memorys of mass graves, assasination and gassing have a way of causing mistrust in the noble cause. As Americans we truely understand freedom.
To the oppressed, freedom is fragmented by the day to day struggle of survival.
Saddam is out of power, no longer giving aid and comfort to terror. The rest of the terrorists are on the run because they are scared to confront the concept of freedom face to face. They prefer anarchy over democracy. They rule by terror and fear. If we didn't go there to free the Iraqis exactly why did we go there? Please explain.....
Now the talk is about freeing Iraqis, and while there may have been an ancillary connection to that, and the uncovering and subsequent destruction of the WMD, we were not sold this War with the following rationale: 'WE ARE GOING TO WAR TO TO FREE THE IRAQIS.'
I'm glad they're free, and they should remember that they are forever in the debt of the 700 or so American Soldiers, and the many more who are maimed, who had the balls they did not, but I don't want to see my Nation become fond of Nation building.
Let the oppressed learn to free themselves they way we freed ourselves. Let us supply them with materiale, if appropriate, with moral support without a doubt, but let them learn the following lesson personally: 'the tree of liberty must from time to time be replenished with the blood (native blood) of patriots and tyrants.'
I think that today's libs DO NOT understand what freedom means. They have lived in freedom, but do not understand the basic concept. They have no idea how the rest of the world really lives, and how thankful they should be to be in America.