Ok, I just listened to a high-ranking bush official justify the war once again.
He talked about a justification that's been said a few times before. That they legitimately believe that a domino effect would spread democracy throughout the region. For the purposes of conversation, let's just assume they are genuine (hard to do, I know). And also ignore the fact that this is the same paranoid lunacy that fueled McCarthyism: just by invading your culture will spread...the premise itself is absurd, read Napoleon, Hitler, Soviet Russia. Didn't we send the domino effect to Mythbuster's already?
That may well be the true justification, because it's does have our best interests in mind. But if it is truly the "democracy domino effect" I have a few questions for the neocons:
1. Lies?
If the American people wouldn't be sold on this justification alone...and you are genuine...then you lied to get us into war for our own good. You're heart's in the right place. But, who the fuck do you think you are?! How incredibly paternalistic. Why do you know better than your own countrymen when to invade a country? We are a sophisticated and educated society, give us at least a drop of credit.
2. Why didn't you see if we could even pull that off?
The CIA was pivotal in organizing the Afghan resistance to the Soviets in the 80's. The Afghans fought them off with tactics of retreat/attack encapsulating an insurgent strategy. Our own CIA sent people in and taught them how to fight a large superpower. There are libraries written on how insurgents will win against an occupying force. Why didn't you even read one?
3. Doesn't this stink a little too much of how the Soviets tried to spread communism during the 50's and 60's?! Imperial Hubris...our way of life by force?! Invade so they are more like us?! Listen, a responsible leader has to accept that our way of life is not Eden, and in fact other societies and other people may be much more mature than us in some aspects of life. Visit another country and you get a sense of that. Last question...why is Democracy going to stop terrorism when they are attacking us for our foreign policy and oil policy? Where does it say that democracy = no more people angry at our foreign policy?!!
I mean shit! WE ARE A COUNTRY THAT PURGED OURSELVES OF AN IMPERIAL LEADER BY WAY OF INSURGENT FIGHTING! Read a fucking American history textbook.
Even Bill Maher said it is an admirable and lofty goal, if this seventh justification is the real one I just want to know why they didn't vet this idea before they sent our boys to die. Why didn't you even see if we could pull it off?
My answer, tell me if you agree: incompetence. The veritable TM of the neocon philosophy.