re: #65 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

If we could control what happened in Iraq, then we did a very piss-poor job of it, considering the sectarian violence and ethnic cleansing that erupted after Saddam fell. We were so focused on slapping together a “stable” democracy in record time that we had neither the manpower nor the authority to stop the blood orgy that took place once the old regime was gone. If Iraq seems “stable” now, it’s because thousands were tortured and murdered for simply having the wrong faith.

Yes, and in ALMOST every shift to true democracy throughout history there is a blood soaked birth. Including the France, Russian and the USA.

AND number two, we don’t yet know if that isn’t going to happen in Libya as well. AS I said, what if these armed rebels win? Will they take their revenge on who they perceive as the the pro government side? You might still see the massacre you are hoping to avoid.