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Liberals around the world are still lamenting the war in Iraq. Yes, they are consistently complaining about it because seeing 150 released from Saddam’s jail cells did not melt their hearts. Viewing the various statues of Saddam getting destroyed by his own people did not make them cheer.
In fact, protesting still carried on this past weekend. Edward Wolfe, a protester who travelled from New Jersey to Washington to protest along with thousands of others, said, “We’re not there [in Iraq] for democracy. We’re not there for liberation. I honestly think we’re there for power.”
Wolfe, of course, has the right to voice his opinion and protest, even though his idea is completely wrong. Unfortunately, his ideas are shared by thousands of other radical leftists who cannot seem to come to grips with the fact that we are liberating Iraq, and Iraqis are liking it.
The people living in Iraq, and those that have managed to escape and still have friends and families over there, think this is a wonderful thing. Kanan Makiya is an Iraqi dissident and intellectual who has left Iraq and written an article titled, “Thank You America.”
“The sight of the oversized bronze head of Saddam rolling in the dust and being beaten with shoes by exuberant Iraqis is perhaps the most important image of Iraqi politics in the last 50 years. It was the end of the republic of fear,” said Makiya. Makiya goes on to describe what a beautiful thing it is that the coalition has come to free Iraq.
It’s too bad that radical protesters are still wasting their time sitting down in the middle of roads, obstructing traffic and spending their days being bitter about the Iraqi’s freedom. A lot of protesters seem to wonder why war was the course of action. I say we ask protesters to spend some time in Iraq – then you can tell me the place does not need liberation.
The major reason many of these anti-war protesters give for speaking out is that George W. Bush desires “world domination.” You never hear them address the fact that Iraqis are jumping up and down or that Iraqis are kissing pictures of Bush.
Instead of creating an even further divide, the protesters should try their best to help the Bush administration make the best choices in reconstructing Iraq. Maybe if they did something constructive every once in a while, they might come across as useful. Yes, they have every right to speak their minds, but just because you open your mouth doesn’t mean something productive comes out.
Anti-war protesters never seem to learn. Now that the war is pretty much over and a large portion of America supports the war, protesters have become desperate. They are complaining about the lack of proof on the presence of weapons of mass destruction. Did they think that the weapons would just be waiting for the soldiers to find with neon signs pointing out their location?
Protesters whine about how chaos is ensuing with Iraqis looting everything in sight. But don’t they realize it’s tough for soldiers to fight a war and police at the same time. The anti-war protesters might be able to relax a little bit seeing as 2,000 policemen have been hired in Baghdad to help control the problem.
What problem will the liberals blow totally out of proportion next, so that they can get an interview on the evening news with Peter Jennings? And people wonder why ABC’s ratings went down.
Brynn Lary is a senior English major.
