----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Gogan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:38 AM Subject: Bitter Fruit
>I must admit this is a very moving and thought provoking. It makes you wonder what truly goes through >the minds of the leaders knowing that over 2,000 of their own have been killed and countless thousands >of other have been killed. With hundreds of thousands if not millions of other people been directly effect >and traumatised by their senseless death. I wonder how many of the folks who debate what we should have and should do in Iraq are really interested in understand the viewpoint of others. I made my opinion known here from before the war: I was opposed to the war because I didn't believe the administration was capable of handling post war Iraq. I believe that, unfortunately, I underestimated the incompetence of this administration. But, at the same time, I think I underestimated the political skill of the people of Iraq. Looking at the political maneuvering during the last few months, I have been amazed by how the parties involved are working to a political solution to a problem that has lasted for at least a century. I'm guessing that our blundering over the last 2.5 years will be too much to overcome, and our invasion of Iraq will be seen as a failure in history. Indeed, I see it as a true tragedy...in the classical sense (i.e. in the sense that the deaths from the tsunami were not tragic). If the Bush Administration were not so blinded by their own optimism, they actually might have succeeded. I would be interested in a real discussion that allows folks with different views to express them in discussable terms....not terms that presupposes a moral lack in folks with different viewpoints. In particular, I'm interested in the unspoken presuppositions of folks with different viewpoints. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
