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Why Are The Democrats Doing This?
One of best perspectives on Iraq comes from Omar Fadhil a 27 year-old dentist who blogs from Baghdad. Regarding the latest stunts of Reid and Pelosi, Omar asks, “Why are the Democrats doing this?”
“Instead coming up with ideas to help,” Omar writes, “the US Democrats are trying to stop the effort to stabilize Iraq and rescue the Middle East from a catastrophe.”
“I am an Iraqi. To me the possible consequences of this vote are terrifying. Just as we began to see signs of progress in my country the Democrats come and say, ‘Well, it’s not worth it. Time to leave’. To the Democrats my life and the lives of twenty-five other million Iraqis are evidently not worth trying for. They shouldn’t expect us to be grateful for this. For four years everybody made mistakes. The administration made mistakes and admitted them. My people and leaders made mistakes as well and we regret them.”
Talking of the surge, Omar sees new hope: “But now, in the last two months, we have had a fresh start; a new strategy with new ideas and tactics. These were reached after studying previous mistakes and were designed to reverse the setbacks we witnessed in the course of this war. This strategy, although its tools are not yet even fully deployed, is showing promising signs of progress.”
Showing a resolve that is common to the vast majority Iraqis, Omar writes: “We must give this effort the chance it deserves. We should provide all the support necessary. We should heed constructive critique, not the empty rhetoric that the ‘war is lost.’ It is not lost. Quitting is not an option we can afford—not in America and definitely not in Iraq.”
Unfortunately, quitting is an option for the Democrats.
Blog on, Omar!