[thechat] Invade Iraq?

[Martin Burns]

On Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Ken Kogler wrote:

> > > if enough people start telling Dubya/Ashcroft/Rumsfeld
> > > that this is a bad idea and we don't support their actions, then
> maybe
> > > -- just maybe -- things will change.
>
> > Sounds awfully familiar to me. Do you plan to have a
> > demonstration circling the Pentagon and placing flowers
> > in the barrels of the rifles facing you by any chance?
>
> If I thought it would work, then hell yes.

Me too. But it didn't work then, and I don't see it working now either.

>
> We shouldn't be fucking around with Iraq. You bring up a good point --
> if we topple Saddam, who takes his place? Can America *really* become so
> involved in Iraqi politics as to firmly establish a working democracy
> there? NO. First, we can't even get the democracy within our own borders
> working effectively most of the time. Second, most of the Iraqi people,
> from what I understand, don't like America all that much, and probably
> won't take too kindly to us overthrowing their government and saying
> "there -- you're on your own now."

Yeah, there's a distinct probability of electing someone *else* America
doesn't like. And, as in Palestine, there'll be an American reaction of
"So you played by our rules, huh? You're still wrong"

Cheers
Martin>

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