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Friday,
October 27. 2006 I'm not
going to defend the Iraq War, at least not much. I think it was
horribly planned and poorly conceived. Nonetheless, Saddam had
to go and Iraq is better off without him.
No doubt Iraq has turned into
an ugly war, but that has nothing to do with Saddam. Yet, the
French Revolution was ugly. So, too was the American Revolution
and the American Civil War, yet each -after many years - was
better for humanity. Each of these revolutions ultimately lead
to more freedom.
I think the War in Iraq could
lead to a better humanity and more freedom, however, it
certainly won't if we just flee Iraq. Then the terrorists do
win.
And let me be clear. I
completely believe the war in Iraq has EVERYTHING to do with War
on Terror.
Why? Because the War in Iraq,
just as the War Against Terror, is really about nothing short of
freedom itself.
Islamic fundamentalists,
including Bin Laden, have repeatedly expressed their disdain for
the West, especially for the West's freedom. They hate our
movies, our music, our religions and our women - let me get back
to that one.
Consequently, how would freedom
in Iraq challenge the rest of the Middle East? Would it finally
push the Iranian people, most of whom want some sort of
Democracy, to revolt against the fundamentalists controlling
their country?
Imagine a Middle East with Iraq
and Iran as democratic partners. That's a pretty scary thought,
especially for Islamic fundamentalists.
Still don't believe the War
Against Iraq and Terrorism are about freedom?
Well, just ask the women in
Iraq and Afghanistan that are risking their lives to fight for
women's rights what they think about freedom. Ask them why they
are dying and why they are willing to die just for speaking
about women's rights.
"What UNIFEM is seeing on
the ground — in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia — is that public
space for women in these situations is shrinking," Heyzer
said Thursday. "Women are becoming assassination targets
when they dare defend women's rights in public
decision-making." (more)
Bin Laden, Iraqi insurgents and
most Islamic fundamentalists don't believe in the type of
freedom that supports women's rights.
As another example, witness
Australia's Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali, the nation's most senior
Muslim cleric, whom claimed that women who do not wear the veil
are like 'uncovered meat' who attract sexual predators. (more)
So, according to the Islamic
fundamentalists, most Western women are just 'uncovered meat'?!
Certainly, there is nothing
wrong with being anti-War. There is nothing wrong with being
against the way the Bush administration handled Iraq. Still,
understand that freedom isn't free.
Ultimately, however, the War in
Iraq and the War on Terror are about one thing, freedom.
Which side are you on?
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