At least Hanson has touched a critical fulcrum.
When Iraqi liberation is considered by itself, I am certain that most of them appreciate it all right, but that doesn't mean they'd line up with us to defend Israel against Iran or even stay quiet. Were we to enter serious conflict with Tehran, there's no telling what the Iraqis would do. Historic precedents suggest that such accounts of good will are usually ephemeral.
The “purple finger” of Iraqi voters who risked their lives to vote has always intrigued me. Who came up with the idea to use indelible ink to prevent voter fraud? Why don’t we use it? Unthinkably, could there be more voter fraud in the U.S. than there is in Iraq?
On a hunch I typed in “purplefinger.com” and what I found was a cry from the heart of the true Iraq – the freedom-loving people who have known so little of it. In sometimes broken English, they say:
“Prior to the elections this was our message and still is our message: Do not believe the media. . . . Be careful of what you hear. People do not risk their lives to join the Iraqi police or military because they are not passionate about the future . . . We have not lost hope nor the will to fight. Yes we will have freedom. Yes. . . . The beautiful country of Iraq deserves to live in freedom.”
Just thought Freepers who appreciate freedom would be interested in this website.