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Published on Friday, June 15, 2007 by CommonDreams.org
What Every American Should Know About Iraq
by David Michael Green
Some people think that anyone who disagrees with the American invasion and occupation of Iraq is either a bleeding-heart liberal appeaser, a George W. Bush hater, a blame America firster, an underminer of the troops, a traitor, or a geopolitical naif.
To those who see opponents of the war as fitting into one, several, or all of these categories, I say read this page. I will make no arguments herein, nor even commentary. I will twist no data nor spin any tales. I will even include some of the comments and arguments made by the administration and its supporters.
Instead of arguing against the war, I will try to offer a fairly complete account of the relevant facts one might wish to consider when evaluating America’s policy in Iraq. Especially for those who continually claim that they, more than others, have the best interests of the troops at heart - but actually for all citizens in a democracy - it is incumbent upon us to educate ourselves about this most important of national policies.Those troops are being maimed and are dying on our behalf every day. The very least we can do is spend a brief amount of our time learning about this question so that we can decide whether their continued sacrifices are justified.
So, in that spirit - and as the Founders themselves said - “let Facts be submitted to a candid worldâ€.
This is the best short summary I know of of US involvement in Iraq
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July 25th, 2007 at 10:06 am
This is an impressive document. I’d like to see references to each of the assertions he makes.
July 25th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Skillfully written, yes. He starts with known facts, the CIA support for Saddam in the early years, the use of chemical weapons against Kurds, then goes on into less defined areas. You want to believe all the points are facts because you remember some of the points are facts, and his points flow so gracefully one into the other. In my own experience, history does not flow so seamlessly–there are gaps and unknown areas, conjectures and clues.
I would be much more interested in someone who can tell something about the previous British involvement in Iraq and their sudden withdrawal from the scene…describe the complexity of the situation and not paint as a cowboys and Indians, good guys/bad guys story.