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Let's review the facts. The administration of these fifty united states went to war in order to "bring democracy to the darkest corners of the earth." Iraq, apparently first on the list of darkest corners, has been brought to rubble with upwards of 25,000 innocents dead and now, what seems to be, a coming civil divide. There's hope somewhere in that the recently elected parliament has a hugely higher percentage of women than does the US congress, and that the violent insurgency succeeded little in striking fear into the hearts of those voting; Iraqis are happy with everything besides the occupation it seems. A troubled start with many dying on all sides, but this is a revolution right? Forget the imperialst nature of this whole debacle (I know it's hard) and think for a moment that an increasing number of those in the Arab world want a voice. The Bush administration knows this, of course. They're simply giving the people what they want come hell or high blood. So certainly, those who support the war must obviously support the recent dominance of Hamas in the Palestinian parliamentary election. An election which is after all, a completely democratic process. They have elected a faction deemed "terrorists" by the US, the EU, and countless NGO's and will no doubt wield it's influence on the peace process. Their stated peace process is wiping Israel out and reclaiming what's theirs, and this is just the change that many Palestinians have voted for.
It's hard to actually come to an opinion on this. Part of me, the pacifist, seeks leaders that will actually engage in the compromise that's necessary in the middle east. The other part, the angry dissident, sees the inherent right of Palestinians to fight for what they believe, and to a certain degree, is just as much theirs. Before I come to personal insight it's easy to see the backfiring of U.S foreign policy, especially in the eyes of a president who must be having a complete mindfuck at the moment. 2006, bring it on.