At the risk of sounding like a Bush-supporter two posts in a row, I wanted to spend a couple of minutes dissecting the nonsensical argument that contends that the war in Iraq is necessarily being conducted poorly, as evidenced by the fact that the insurgency continues.
This battle involves walking a fine line between restricting the ability of the "insurgents" to do their thing while limiting the restrictions on freedom applied to the general populace. Adding a sense of hurry to these already difficult constraints may cost more than the benefits it provides.
The beauty of the Western world, of course, is that it provides an opportunity for mankind's innate aggression to be expressed in a non-violent forum, through building better mousetraps and the like. Throughout most of history and currently most of geography, the violent model has held sway, suggesting that it represents a more obvious, although clearly less pleasant, outlet for this indispensable component of humanity. Developing a Muslim-influenced culture receptive to the benevolent permutation of aggressiveness known as the free market will take time, and short-changing this investment will in all likelihood fail.
- Moishe Potemkin
Posted by MoisheP at September 19, 2004 02:02 PM