From: "Anthony Crifasi" <crifasi-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [fyi] What is Realism in Iraq?
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 19:32:22 +0000


Henry wrote:

>Your support of what the US is doing presupposes the possibility of an
>imposition of democracy and "freedom." Are you able to distinguish between 
>the
>bullshit and the actualities with regard to US intervention? Just today 
>Bremer (on
>the unofficial Reich-TV, FOX) painted a picture of the US assisting in 
>writing
>the constitution and setting up the new Iraqi govt, and made it sound like
>Iraq would become a little USA... are you buying these fantasies?

There were similar objections during the drafting of the Japanese 
constitution during US occupation after WWII, concerning whether a culture 
of kamakazis and emperors was compatible with democracy. And the losses in 
that war dwarfed anything that has happened in Iraq, both civilian and 
military. So I'm very glad that your attitude as presented above did not 
prevail at that time.

Anthony Crifasi

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