| Thanks AZ.
Hope everything's going dandy.
Yeah the Saddam Hussein - Al Qaeda link is flimsy at best.
Osama Bin Laden's target not only included the United States but also secular leaders of Muslim countries such as Saddam Hussein and Hosni Mubarak.
The only thing going for a possible cooperation would be the whole "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" thing but I think Saddam would be more careful about what he gave these guys because A-Q might use them against Iraq.
The REAL issue right now that causes some people to almost miss Saddam is that people have forgotten that things come in STAGES. You can't have a proper democracy that's worth half a damn without the following.
1) Stability - the people need to know the government is in charge. This is not possible with a newly elected government through a democratic process when there are a LOT of threats lurking.
2) A working economy - Most people, believe it or not, don't give a damn about Jihad. They want to go to work, bring back some money and feed their families and send their kids to school. Again, without getting shot at or blown up but that comes with stability.
3) Infrastructure and industries - This will give the economy some substance and give the country a potential for export. Obviously the one that comes to mind with Iraq is the oil.
THEN you're ready for some damned democracy.
Right now what we have is a bunch of Iraqis who have been promised that if they come out to vote (which they did while under threat of getting shot or bombing by insurgents) things would get much better. Well, the toilets don't flush and the government's still clearly not in control... so that's a big promise that hasn't been kept.
It's like those stupid teachers at my school who "don't believe in controlling the kids with fear." Well, these people are too thick to realize it comes in stages. You instill some level of fear in the first two weeks to get their ears open and THEN you can use reason, positive re-enforcement etc. I refused to give candy to my students because I knew it was bulls*** and sure enough, the kids in the other classes have started to THROW AWAY their candy. But guess what? They're not throwing away praises the praises they earn in my class.
Alright... I got a bit off topic but because I've been so successful, it makes other teachers uncomfortable so I may be transferred or axed.
That is the world now... |