“Some say that the US must withdraw from Iraq right now for the best of Iraqis; I say, Ok, the US withdrew from Somalia a long time ago and what was the result? What’s Somalia like now?
Humanity, in its nature, has an inclination to move forwards and those people are acting against this nature and once again I tell you that their job is very easy and it won’t need much to be done while my job is a hard one that needs a lot but I’m not giving it up.
A prosperous and democratic Iraq will be a reality; it’s just a matter of time. Everyone should believe in this, more than this, we should start to feel it from this moment and the obstacles we’re facing right now will be a history that we would only discuss in the future to get some lessons from.
Finally, I have a question to the anti-change and to our friends in the biased media wherever they might be; if all your stories were true and if we were wrong about everything we did, what suggestions would you offer to make things better? what are your plans?
What?! What did you say? I’m listening.” – Mohammed, on the indispensable Iraqi, blog, Iraq the Model.
THE U.N.’S SEX ABUSE SCANDAL: You probably won’t read much about this. no photos, after all. But U.N. soldiers in the Congo have been allegedly sexually exploiting rape victims in refugee camps. (Hat tip: Michael Moynihan.)
THE WEDDING PARTY: I owe you a further explanation. I’m impressed by the fact that the military found plenty of evidence that the bombed site was indeed a way-station for foreign terrorists to infiltrate Iraq. Whether “wedding party” innocents were also killed is still unclear. Belmont Club has a useful examination of the nuances. But what is undeniable is that this was not a strike at a mere party caused by celebratory gunfire, which was the initial party-line. It was a legitimate military target. If civilians were killed, the responsibility lies with those terrorists who use civilians as human shields for their deadly work.
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