Columnist Calls for the Saddam to be Reinstated
Biloxis on Nov 27 2006 at 12:19 pm | Filed under: Feature Article, Iraq
Jonathan Chait calls for the restoration of Saddam Hussein to power in Iraq. During the 3-1/2 year debate over the war this has often been brought up as the only logical conclusion one could draw from the arguments of those on the left. If the current situation in Iraq were so chaotic why not call for the return of a murderous dictator?
Instead of seeing the bright spots, detractors of the war in Iraq, see only the sectarian violence and seemingly long for the days of Hussein and his evil sons. They see no value in a free and Democratic Iraq and somehow think this was supposed to happen overnight. They see no progress in the largely smooth operations in the Kurdish northern section of the country or that the violence is largely centrally located. Instead we see the media image of car bombs and the endless body count ticker coming from the MSM. There is no mention of the larger picture that our presence in Iraq presents from a strategic standpoint and they virtually ignore the Iranian and Syrian roles and stake in the ongoing violence.
One glaring thing being missed in this point of view is that people like Chait see no value in the sacrifice of our military men and women or that of the Iraqi people. To them it was all an incredible blunder for which there was no purpose or long term goal and they couldn’t be more wrong.
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