Begs the question, would Rush write something like this? I don't think so.
I don't either. I think Jeff was trying to imply that we're all a bunch of locksteps who can't think for ourselves..
These lefties accuse us of that and then blindly gobble up all the lies the media feeds them. Go figure.
Everyday here on FR there are myriad posts about how vile radical Islam is.
James Baker just recently recommended that Iraq be split into three - something I and many other Freepers have been pushing for a long time. I guess now Baker is a left winger.
Again, realizing that radical Islamists aren't ready for a US-style republic isn't some sort of out of the blue revelation - thinking people have known that forever. The same with the tribal africans.
Look how quickly new governments fail in 3rd world countries. They last for a year or so and then someone makes them self president for life.
If you guys would stop being so reactionary on this, you'd realize that we aren't calling for cutting and running. The Iraq war was needed - it's just that aftermath will require a substantial "incubation" period so that the people can get accustomed to a non-theocracy. It will take time and commitment and cutting and running would be the absolutely worst thing to do.
Well actually the worst thing to do would be to install a western style government and then leave a short time later like you guys are apparently pushing. The government would be overthrown in less than a year.