What do you think about the Great Liberator's surprise trip to Democratic Iraq?

Question

And as a follow up question, Should we liberate Iran next?

Answer 1

I guarantee you've never gotten an answer like this one!

Just yesterday I returned from Dubai. My opinion of the Middle East is changing, and I think I have some better insight into it now. Change there is inevitable, and with each generation, the change is gaining momentum. Younger Muslims don't want their lives to revolve around religion. They want to shop, listen to Western music, and even visit amusement parks.

It reminds me of the refrain from an old WWII song: "how can we keep them down on the farm now that they've seen gay Paris?" (After WWII, a lot of young men and women left small towns after having a taste of big city life.) The same concept applies to Islam: with the Internet, satellite tv, massive tourism, and the influx of foreigners from everywhere (in Dubai, only 15% of the population is native to the area), new ideas are displacing the old. There is less and less consensus about society and religion in particular.

The youth in Iran are no different. They want freedom. They want Western music and videos. A lot of them want to drink alcohol and have a more adventurous sex life, as is common in the Western world. For this to happen, the grip of traditional Islam must be relaxed. For better or worse, that is inevitable.

Did you see the last King Kong movie with Jack Black? There was a very interesting scene where someone talks with relief about how great the island will be once King Kong is taken captive and sent to New York. Jack Black sees the sad truth: he says that without the threat of Kong, the islanders will have nothing to motivate them. In a few years, they'll all be shiftless, lazy drunks.

I kind of wonder if Islam isn't the King Kong of the Middle East. Without a rigid religion keeping them all in line, their society will degenerate into chaos.

Invade Iran? Forget it. Change is coming fast enough. We can prevent them from developing nukes. That's sufficient.

Answer 2

What great liberator? You mean Bush? Oh thats a good one.Iraq is far from a Democracy. It is a disaster and no we should no we should definitely not INVADE Iran. It is not a realistic to invade every country and make it into a democracy and it is not right either. Just because you do not like the way people live there does not mean you have any right to go into the country and make it how you want. Also to try and get rid of every terrorist in the middles east. That is just an unrealistic goal. Do you realize how much money and how many lives that would cost!

Answer 3

So, here's something funny.

I have Syrian nationals in my family - through no fault of my own.

One was back home when the US invaded Iraq. What was the word on the street?

Most of the folks aged 50 and below were hoping the US would swing north and topple Bashar Assad. Everyone who knew someone in the US was grilling them as to whether this might happen.

Granted the only thing that you probably liberated was the last cup of coffee in the machine - without making another pot of course.

Still, believe it or not there are people willing to take a chance on freedom. Look at the Iraqi police. They've got a life expectancy of something like six weeks, but people keep signing up.

Answer 4

I'm thinking what the hell took so long. Bush is the Boss this is his mess. over a half a trillion dollars spent over there so far but on the other hand it's a good distraction to the fact that the Brits pulled there 500 some troops out of some other city last night.

Answer 5

I thought he did a good job.
And the greater mass of the Iranian people are less than enthusiastic with Ahmadenijad and the Psychotic Mullahs.

I have nothing but good will for the Persians but would not mind at all if Mahmoud and the Gang disappeared from the ranks of those who use oxygen.

Answer 6

Operation
Iraqi
Liberation

I think it's great he stopped by Iraq. but The Great Liberator? Ha hahahaha!

Answer 7

Don't you mean:
What do you think about the Great Dictator's surprise trip to Iraq?

Answer 8

Useless

Iran has been on our radar for years, but so much of Bush's administration has left I don't know if Iran is do-able anymore.
Especially since Iran has been aligning itself with Russia and China. Our relationship with both of those countries is very delicate. We can only flex our muscle so much...

Answer 9

Great Liberator. Now THAT"S funny. These soldiers were hand picked, just like his audiences here, and told to smile and look supportive.

Answer 10

You kind of sound like a propaganda officer in the North Korean army. Creepy.