Tuesday, September 28, 2004
On Future Outcomes
i have been asked if i believe the u.s. is losing the war in iraq......
i believe if kerry wins this coming election the u.s. is sure to suffer more in iraq and leave with little being accomplished except for opening the door to a very bloody civil war in what will be known as a land that once was called iraq and will go the way of yugoslavia (this when the u.n gets it hands on the chaos left behind).
i dont even want to go into the details of the cauldrun this kind of result will open up regarding turkey's involvement with the kurds, iran's with the shi'ite, not to mention the bitterness of the sunnis which will all erupt and make for a rather brutal decade.
i have been saying for a long time now that what we are seeing in iraq is a 'siesta' of sorts because of the upcoming u.s. election. maybe it is because of my bias and hope that this part of the world can actually create a foundation or two in which modern facets 'a la turkey' start to occur. for that to happen, we need to see strong policy come forth not only from washington but from iraqi leadership who take firm control of their country and guide her through a very difficult task.
it is my hope that bush understands the task at hand. thus my simple answer in long verse is NO, the war is not lost, and it is not being lost. we are simply seeing american politics take precedent over a festering sore known as the middle east for the past four months. a bush victory would bring about a renewed ferver to see the parade completed. i have no idea where it will end, and fear for the black hole, but end of day i am optimistic that our little part of the world will one day advance (what other choice do i have?). turkey is the model..........we shall see if iraq can photograph as nicely.
i believe if kerry wins this coming election the u.s. is sure to suffer more in iraq and leave with little being accomplished except for opening the door to a very bloody civil war in what will be known as a land that once was called iraq and will go the way of yugoslavia (this when the u.n gets it hands on the chaos left behind).
i dont even want to go into the details of the cauldrun this kind of result will open up regarding turkey's involvement with the kurds, iran's with the shi'ite, not to mention the bitterness of the sunnis which will all erupt and make for a rather brutal decade.
i have been saying for a long time now that what we are seeing in iraq is a 'siesta' of sorts because of the upcoming u.s. election. maybe it is because of my bias and hope that this part of the world can actually create a foundation or two in which modern facets 'a la turkey' start to occur. for that to happen, we need to see strong policy come forth not only from washington but from iraqi leadership who take firm control of their country and guide her through a very difficult task.
it is my hope that bush understands the task at hand. thus my simple answer in long verse is NO, the war is not lost, and it is not being lost. we are simply seeing american politics take precedent over a festering sore known as the middle east for the past four months. a bush victory would bring about a renewed ferver to see the parade completed. i have no idea where it will end, and fear for the black hole, but end of day i am optimistic that our little part of the world will one day advance (what other choice do i have?). turkey is the model..........we shall see if iraq can photograph as nicely.
// posted by Zevchi @ 9:58 PM 
