Though I'm an avid lurker, it's been awhile since I cranked out a diary (Feb. 2005 to be exact). Back then I had grown tired of arguing with proponents of the pottery barn theory especially during the last presidential election. Those who insisted that it was our responsibility to stay and fix Iraq lest a cataclysm follow our departure.
Well of course we've stayed and things have gotten worse. Though many of those I tangled with here long ago abandoned this line of reasoning, two articles in this morning's SF Chronicle highlighted how this colonialist mentality reigns within the Democratic party.
Carolyn Lochhead's Even if Democrats win White House, troops likely to remain in Iraq is worth the read. It goes beyond simply regurgitating the Democrats litany of excuses for why the can't end the war and includes some more honest explanations for why democrats aren't trying very hard to stop this madness. Even more refreshing is the the inclusion of expert opinion on the absurdity of the democratic leadership's position (most recently hinted at by Sen. Clinton on the Sunday talk shows.
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