One Choice in Iraq By Joe Lieberman
04-26-2007, 10:24 AM
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One Choice in Iraq By Joe Lieberman
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...042502410.html
Last week a series of coordinated suicide bombings killed more than 170 people. The victims were not soldiers or government officials but civilians -- innocent men, women and children indiscriminately murdered on their way home from work and school.
If such an atrocity had been perpetrated in the United States, Europe or Israel, our response would surely have been anger at the fanatics responsible and resolve not to surrender to their barbarism.
Unfortunately, because this slaughter took place in Baghdad, the carnage was seized upon as the latest talking point by advocates of withdrawal here in Washington. Rather than condemning the attacks and the terrorists who committed them, critics trumpeted them as proof that Gen. David Petraeus's security strategy has failed and that the war is "lost."
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If such an atrocity had been perpetrated in the United States, Europe or Israel, our response would surely have been anger at the fanatics responsible and resolve not to surrender to their barbarism.
Unfortunately, because this slaughter took place in Baghdad, the carnage was seized upon as the latest talking point by advocates of withdrawal here in Washington. Rather than condemning the attacks and the terrorists who committed them, critics trumpeted them as proof that Gen. David Petraeus's security strategy has failed and that the war is "lost."
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04-27-2007, 10:00 PM
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American lives and American treasure that is lost in this American caused meat grinder is far less then the carnage and genocide that is taking place in darfur (which is spreading quickly across Africa).
but of course, there is far less oil in Africa....
My question to you and Mr Lieberman, who's side are we on in this civil war? Will we take the side of the Iranian based Sunni's? Or will we take the side of the Syrian based Shites? Or will we just stand in the middle and force two people to kiss and make up even though they have been fighting for thousands of years?
but of course, there is far less oil in Africa....
My question to you and Mr Lieberman, who's side are we on in this civil war? Will we take the side of the Iranian based Sunni's? Or will we take the side of the Syrian based Shites? Or will we just stand in the middle and force two people to kiss and make up even though they have been fighting for thousands of years?