I dont think Goldbergs commentary is without some understandable nuggets of points. Firstly, I have expressed already my utter disappointment in how many supporters of Obama, who may have initially vehemently opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq, have nonetheless been curiously silent or, worse, making excuses about our continued failed foreign policy: only because it was Bushs fault. The fact of the matter is, yes: the Bush Administration, most of Congress and the neoconservatives may have been responsible for getting us there in the first place and most of the timeline of the debacle may be on their watch.............and whats also true is that the Obama administration has adopted much of the same playbook and is allowing the debacle to continue. My heart pains for this heartbroken part of the world. Very much so. But, in my view anyway, we have no business being there. Weve NEVER had any business being there. As I said in a post at end of last week, Iraqs central conflict is one that dates back all the way to the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. (The origin of the term “Iraq” as is only referred to the southern portion of what is now considered Iraq, while the northern portion was known as “al-Jazira”.) Ethnic and religious differences are what have polarized Iraq from the very beginning, and no number of boots on the ground or boondoggles to military contractors will ever change that reality. Thats the side of this Jonah Goldberg and his peers simply dont understand, and why they were absolutely wrong on the war from the onset. Still, I agree the blame game ultimately doesnt help matters, and the Obama Administration doesnt want to accept responsibility for this debacle they are allowing to continue to persist.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:16:00 +0000
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