Your nation is in the process of creating a miracle: turning an oppressed police state into a multicultural liberal democracy, from which a democratic revolution will sweep an entire region of the globe, bringing peace to us all. You should be very very proud. Would that my cowardly, small-minded nation had had the courage to help.
Their nation has created a breeding ground in which, right now, there is a young person who will be partially responsible for getting a nuke into an american city. It is not peace that they will bring to us all.
I am afraid that at the time one reason mentioned for us not going into Iraq was the fear of bring terrorist retribution; that is cowardly. However, we also refused because it was wrong and that, given the nature of the bully to our south, was brave and principled.
What they are in the process of doing is taking a repressive dictatorship and creating anarchy. I find it hard to figure out which is worse. The US will, both because their are not wanted there and because they are not there for principled reasons, cut an run leaving behind a horror.
I was ambivalent about them going in with reasons for doing so and not going round and round. Now that they have dismantled the governing structures I feel there is a moral responsibility to put something back in place. They are failing at that and will try to wash their hands of the whole thing.
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