Come See Our Brutal Democracy

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Freedom rings in Iraq!
Bush was right all along!
American wins!
Or, you know, not

By Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist
Wednesday, February 2, 2005

<snip> Beautiful thing, really, seeing repressed and weary Iraqis vote for the first time, and dance in the bloody bombed-out streets, and avoid the suicide bombers and of course not be able to travel between provinces or drive anywhere in their locked-down nation and by the way watch out for the snipers on the roofs. <snip>

So, should we be proud? Is Bush's thuggish and illegal pre-emptive attack strategy justified? Are Iraq's first-ever elections a defining moment in American political history? Are we all righteous and good and holy, despite all the dead bodies and the hatred?

Well, sort of. But then again, not really. Should Bush get some credit for all the cheering Iraqis who are now breathing sort of free? Well, no. Not even close. <snip>

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2005/02/02/notes020205.DTL