[Austin Willard Wright]

Yeah right, we can build a "democratic and unitary state" in the medieval hell-hole. Tell me another one.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I hesitate to interrupt your dark world, but, what the heck...

8 Kirkuk purges members of former ruling Baath party - Iraqpress  | 8/24/03

8 Unapologetically Pro-Coalition News Links and Articles

Evildoers are going down. The Iraqi people don't want Mullahs and despots and terrorists running their nation.

[pierrem15]

Yeah, all those bombings. Dozens killed, prominent politicians assassinated. warring ethnic groups.

Guess we have to give up on the notion of democracy in that medieval, Catholic hell-hole of Spain, don't we?

[Peach]

You are to the left of Thomas Friedman of the NYT. His editorial, thread on FR yesterday, supports the hard work our soldiers are doing in Iraq, although he just couldn't resist making a few "suggestions".

[Peach]

Austin - I am reminded yesterday you asked what Iraq had done to the United States. I reminded you of their links with AQ, which you disputed.

I then linked approx. 6 of 100's of articles which provide those links and you NEVER responded. I gather you never read them, either.

Wouldn't want to let a little thing like facts stand in your way.

Perhaps you also didn't know that several members of Congress believe and want investigations into the OKC bombing and the first WTC attack. Several NYC FBI agents believe, as well as others in the former Clinton administration believe, that Iraq was behind those attacks, in the first using our own homegrown militants to do most of the actual dirty work.

But, again, don't let a few little facts get in the way of your views.

[stripes1776]

Yeah right, we can build a "democratic and unitary state" in the medieval hell-hole. Tell me another one.

In Europe, democratic institutions did not spring into being fully-formed overnight like Athena out of the head of Zeus. This took many years, there were a lot of wars, a lot of blood was shed, a lot of people died in the process.

There are many difficulties ahead as Iraq moves toward some form of democratic society. There will be more violence. But progress is being made. It is a long-term project.

[ohioWfan]

Yeah right, we can build a "democratic and unitary state" in the medieval hell-hole. Tell me another one.

I'll bet you said the same thing about Japan after WWII too, didn't you, Austin??.........You were wrong then, too, you old coot! hehe