kjkhoo at softhome.net wrote:
>
> Iraq was never going to be popular war of national defence).
>
> Should have qualified that. It may yet become one -- if the left's
> assessment is correct. But it that does happen, then it will likely
> be under a banner that, going by what I've been reading on this list,
> will discomfort many. It will likely be under some Islamic banner or
> other. Over the past dozen years, Iraqi society has understandably
> turned to religion.
>
> If that happens, what will be your attitudes? Take Skinner's view of
> liberty as self-government rather than as non-interference or rights?
The left's business in the u.s. is to build as much resistance as possible to any u.s. interference of any kind anywhere. We are in no position to dictate or significantly influence what other peoples do or how they do it. One might wish this or that for this or that nation, but these wishes are getting pretty silly.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
My fundamental "attitude" (the attitude that can affect what I so) towards Iraq is that I want the u.s. out out out out.
Carrol