Comments on: afghani democracy: a flaw in execution http://chaos-blog.net/2006/03/26/afghani-democracy-a-flaw-in-execution/ possibly fair. never balanced. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:56:30 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lisa http://chaos-blog.net/2006/03/26/afghani-democracy-a-flaw-in-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Lisa Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:32:41 +0000 http://chaos-blog.net/2006/03/26/afghani-democracy-a-flaw-in-execution/#comment-339 I don't believe in utopia. It's an impossibility in this world. I think it's a fair statement to acknowledge the sacrifice of the US military in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Here's what has happened. We invaded Afghanistan because that's where we believed that Al Qaida and Bin Laden were. It was a logical move when we connected the dots and found that Bin Laden /Al Qaida was behind 9/11. We invaded Iraq because we believed Saddam had WMDs or was in the process of getting them. I agree with you that the view of our invasion is very dependent on your view of the United States and its intentions toward the rest of the world. I don't recall Bush ever using the word "crusade", but I am skeptical of his approach toward spreading democracy to the rest of world. Democracy needs certain conditions to be successful, and it's not a perfect system of government when there are not social/cultural foundations in place that will support it. I don’t believe in utopia. It’s an impossibility in this world. I think it’s a fair statement to acknowledge the sacrifice of the US military in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Here’s what has happened. We invaded Afghanistan because that’s where we believed that Al Qaida and Bin Laden were. It was a logical move when we connected the dots and found that Bin Laden /Al Qaida was behind 9/11. We invaded Iraq because we believed Saddam had WMDs or was in the process of getting them.

I agree with you that the view of our invasion is very dependent on your view of the United States and its intentions toward the rest of the world. I don’t recall Bush ever using the word “crusade”, but I am skeptical of his approach toward spreading democracy to the rest of world. Democracy needs certain conditions to be successful, and it’s not a perfect system of government when there are not social/cultural foundations in place that will support it.

]]> By: Suzuki http://chaos-blog.net/2006/03/26/afghani-democracy-a-flaw-in-execution/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Suzuki Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:29:20 +0000 http://chaos-blog.net/2006/03/26/afghani-democracy-a-flaw-in-execution/#comment-338 You are an utopian by saying "the united states and its allies have sacrificed the lives of their men and women to bring freedom as well as self-governance to afghanistan, and we have the right to object to the treatment of rahman." So why you invade Afgan (or Iraq) in the first place? No body ask you to invade? You call invasion in Afgan and Iraq as a liberation (or crusade by the mouth of Bush), but people there call it occupation by a new imperialist.. You are an utopian by saying “the united states and its allies have sacrificed the lives of their men and women to bring freedom as well as self-governance to afghanistan, and we have the right to object to the treatment of rahman.” So why you invade Afgan (or Iraq) in the first place? No body ask you to invade?

You call invasion in Afgan and Iraq as a liberation (or crusade by the mouth of Bush), but people there call it occupation by a new imperialist..

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