Andrew X says:“Hey Mr. Man, I’m thinkin about a deal.
If you stand up and say, “Hey, we actually DID win the Iraq war, and the victory would never have come without Mr. Bush’s courage in ordering a charge when everyone around him was running for cover, and Democrats were actively celebrating its being “lost” (quote Harry Reid)….
Andrew X, I would love to be able to make that statement, however it’s impossible because no one ever defined what “victory” was in this war, which is reason numero uno why it continues to be a huge failure. Did we go in to destroy stockpiles of WMD? Did we go in to take out Sadaam? Did we go in to take out Al Qaeda? Did we go in to bring Democracy to the Iraqis? Who knows, because the reasons for being in Iraq continually shifted as it became apparent that there really was no plan, and no primary objective. All that was really accomplished was that:
1) Sadaam was hanged, which was great for Democracy, but not so great when we realized that he was the only thing keeping Iranian influence out of Iraq. Today, the Iranians pretty much run the country.
2)Iraqis are now “free” to return home to bury their dead relatives and friends, and rebuild their devastated communities. The smart ones will probably not return, which means a permanent brain drain. You can tell how grateful they are by their endearing custom of hucking shoes at those they deeply admire.
3) Billions of American taxpayer dollars disappeared into the desert in pizza boxes.
