Treated not as Heroes but as War Criminals
This Merinews article sums it up the best…
It should be the moral obligation of those who were involved in the Iraq war not only to rebuild the whole country but also provide for measures to make the lives of Iraqis better. If they cannot do so then they must be treated not as heroes but as the war criminals.
For those who say that this war is “unjust” and that we should leave now, are not considering the amount of Iraqi lives that would be lost if we did. Even if we shouldn’t have gotten into this war in the first place, we owe it to the citizens of Iraq to help them build a new country and a new life for themselves.
Bush made a mistake when he declared “mission accomplished” in Iraq. I, for one, knew that we were far from finished in Iraq. When a country has lived in destitute for that long and is decades behind the modern world, you can’t just fix everything in a couple years. It is going to be slow going that may have many setbacks.
Whatever the reasons for the Iraq war, we are there now and we can make a difference in the country’s future. Enough with this “Bush lied” crap; we need some bipartisanship that can successfully show the Iraqi people that we are not going to cop out on them. We were their liberators and now we need to be there to help them rebuild, no matter what the cost. And guess what America, they appreciate our help. For those who doubt this, Michael Yon has many dispatches from the country that may change your mind.
If democrats and, sadly, republicans, succeed in getting a withdrawal of our troops from Iraq before it is stable, they may be considered as heroes here. However, those legislators will surely be seen as war criminals in Iraq. Why? Because they may very well be authorizing a potentially bloody civil war.
Even if a civil war doesn’t immediately erupt, the situation in Iraq could still go from bad to worse. How? When a government has to focus on keeping the peace and not rebuilding a country, there is a chance that a new tyrant will emerge as leader of a police state. This is not the prosperous, free democracy that our soldiers have died to see established.
America: This is not some fast-food joint where if things aren’t the way you would like you can just send it back or throw it away. Some things still take time in this world and cannot be sped up much unlike your high-speed Internet connection or the super-charged sports car you own.
Support the war so you can be seen as a hero here, and to the Iraqi people.
