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A lot of Americans fail to comprehend the real value of a strategically situated democracy of the sort we seek to achieve in Iraq. They can't seem to get past the weapons of mass destruction bit. If you ever for a minute thought this was only about WMD, you weren't seeing the big picture. Think of it like police work. Police find probable cause and they act on it. WMD and the violation of UN resolutions was our PC for invading, but our real goal is exactly what we're accomplishing. Many Americans are too ignorant and lazy to appreciate our own democratic process so I suppose its no surprise that they miss the boat on the significance of a free election in a place like Iraq. Right or wrong (regardless of how you view it) we, as a nation, are committed. We're past a point of no return, so to speak, where we must finish the job we've started. Go read the post about the Marine who might be considered for the Medal of Honor. What do you think he would say to someone spouting off about WMD, how the cause he's fighting for isn't worthy, and how we're failing in Iraq. First off, he probably thinks its great that there weren't any WMD because if there were, he would have been on the receiving end of them. In truth, I can't speak for him but I'm fairly certain he's given the topic a lot more thought than the majority of the whiners here at home.
The recent election was the first speck of light at the end of the tunnel. Some of us have to look a little harder to see it.
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