Originally posted by: Jimbo
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
I don't see were you addressed my point about us over seeing the interm government versus letting the Arab League or the UN. If you have a good rebuttal please feel free to give it as I'm always open to a progressive, enlightened and intelligent viewpoint which you seem very capable of giving!
THAT'S A LIE RED, TAKE IT BACK YOU BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!
I'm really hot, so I will keep it short before I wonder outside with a beer.
I think the Arab League is a non-starter. They seem to lack the ability to come to any consensus beyond "We Hate Israel". They are also comprised of some of the least free government on this planet outside of Africa. I feel it would be too much to expect a collection of Arab governments to dictate terms and conditions of freedom when they are universally incapable of doing that with their own countries.
I trust the UN only slightly better.
As far as an interim government goes, I really have full faith in The US's ability to do that on our own. I really don't see what The UN could add (beyond a veneer of political legitimacy). I think now is the time to care about positive results rather that popular world opinion. If we get it right, or even mostly right, they will come around.
Including a large UN presence to curry favor with countries that dislike us anyways is fruitless and potentially dangerous.
In short, I feel that neither should have a meaningful roll in a reconstructed (and reconstituted) Iraq.
I don't trust them to overcome their petty axe-grinding and trust in their better intentions do "the right thing".
OK, it's BEER time.