Remembering Iraq

I suppose most Americans would rather forget Iraq and our involvement there, it cost us a lot of dollars and not a few lives. Generally we didn't leave Iraq feeling much satisfaction at a job well done.

The MSM would have you believe today's Iraq is on the edge of disaster. If you have the stomach for it, a relatively open mind, and are willing to consider another viewpoint, take a look at this long column by Amir Taheri in the British journal Standpoint.

Taheri takes the view that Iraq is doing pretty darn well in spite of its lame government. He says:

Iraq remains the best hope for democratisation in the Middle East.