So George Bush and the conservatives invaded Iraq to bring freedom to the Iraqi people and, hopefully, to the Middle East.
What a bunch of crap. Like religion conservative ideology is based on faith, not reality or common sense.
Look at Saudi Arabia, one of our best friends in the Middle East. Very oppressive with virtually no democracy at all.
It's the country where a majority of the 9/11 terrorist came from. And, as it is turning out, it is the country financing our enemies in Iraq.
Quote:Saudis reportedly funding Iraqi Sunnis
By SALAH NASRAWI, Associated Press Writer
Fri Dec 8, 2006
Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles, according to key Iraqi officials and others familiar with the flow of cash.
Saudi government officials deny that any money from their country is being sent to Iraqis fighting the government and the U.S.-led coalition.
But the U.S. Iraq Study Group report said Saudis are a source of funding for Sunni Arab insurgents. Several truck drivers interviewed by The Associated Press described carrying boxes of cash from Saudi Arabia into Iraq, money they said was headed for insurgents.
Two high-ranking Iraqi officials, speaking on condition of 96(typo from article)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061208/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_insurgency_saudi
Did not Bush say to the effect that if you support terrorist you are our enemy. Is that not one of the reasons he gave for attacking Iraq?
Well the citizens of Saudi Arabia support our enemies and Pakistan supports the Teliban which, in turn, support Al Qaeda. But both of them are our friends.
One other thing I might mention about democracy. Hamas, a freely elected government in Gaza, was rejected by the Bush administration because it refuses to recognize Israel and is labeled a terrorist organization. So democracy is not just a freely elected government, it is a freely elected government that must meet the approval of the American government.
I wonder what kind of government Saudi Arabia would have if held a free election and chose its leaders.
I may also mention that this is an indication that this unnecessary invasion of Iraq by Bush is slowly turning into a regional conflict between the Sunnis and Shiites. This has been something Saudi Arabia, as well as other countries in the Middle East, have been fearful of. I believe it is coming to a point that we can no longer control it and a far worse conflict will emerge in the future.
George Bush's invasion of Iraq is a blessing for terrorist who want to destabilize the Middle East.
