A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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August 19, 2003Al Qaida in Iraq?A suicide truck bomb ripped through the hotel housing the U.N. headquarters on Tuesday, U.S. officials said. At least 15 people were killed and 40 wounded, including the chief U.N. official in Iraq, who was trapped in the rubble, U.N. officials said.This latest incident may or may not be Al Qaida. But you have to wonder if they'll end up with a greater presence in post-Saddam Iraq than they had before the war. Which suggests a few inconvenient possibilities. The administration insists that Iraq had WMDs, and David Kay says he's finding all the documentary proof we could want. But we haven't found any actual weapons and obviously don't have control over them. If Al Qaida has a growing presence, and if WMDs are there somewhere, who says Al Qaida won't get hold of them? Posted by William Swann at August 19, 2003 11:39 AMComments
Which means that now that we're in, we have to stay the course. An article in The Nation http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20030818&s=kucinich features a call to "Bring Them Home Now," meaning an immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq. Of course, Bush won't do that, but if a President Dean did, we would be leaving behind an ideal incubator for Al Qaida. The messy aftermath has to be a factor in evaluating the Bush record. But Democrats will have to have a plan for going forward that inspires public confidence. Posted by: rickheller at August 19, 2003 02:45 PMYeah. That's what I'm afraid of. I think we need a new president in 2004. But we need someone level-headed and realistic. It seems more likely the Democrats will go for the guy with the fiery rhetoric. I sense that solid, intelligent, determined leadership will be extremely important for us as a nation over these next couple years. And I get the sinking feeling the Democrats aren't going to give us that kind of an option. Posted by: William Swann at August 19, 2003 08:10 PMinteresting info Posted by: Alex Insurance at July 7, 2004 03:24 PMinteresting info Posted by: Vilgelm Indian at August 8, 2004 01:13 AMAmong four days me know last minute travel, fish close give among. Posted by: Erika at September 8, 2004 07:18 PM |
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