Has been handsomely won, and while we go forward backing our Commander in Chief in his efforts to win in Afghanistan, settle the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and put a lid on Iran, we must keep in mind that in his first real foray into foreign and military affairs, he goofed up really, really bad:
Iraq held provincial elections in an environment of calm that would have been unimaginable two years ago. That the elections came off in such an orderly, peaceful manner is further testament to the success of the surge and suggests that the change American efforts have achieved in Iraq’s security environment may be sustainable over the long run.
We won’t know the final results of the elections for weeks, but early reports are that Sunni and Shiite secular parties have fared relatively better than their religious counterparts. If this is the case, it will be a step toward empowering Iraqis locked out of the current power structure and making Iraqi politics more truly representative.
You on the left need to take a lesson here – first off, realize how very wrong you were to call for withdrawal timetables; you were also wrong to call the campaign in Iraq lost; you were further wrong when you said that we can’t implant democracy into the Moslem world. A bit of humility is your best medicine right now – that and start learning a bit about war and foreign affairs, and chuck all your books by Noam Chomsky in the garbage, as they aren’t even worth recycling. Right now, it is your guy Obama who has the ball – and you can help him help America, or you can fail him and fail America. The war isn’t over, and there is some hard fighting left to do and we might be called upon to do the very same things President Bush had to do…but this time, it’d be nice if you’d get behind our military and act like patriots, for once.
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