Jerry Brito

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The war lobby is gearing up to give us the big, inevitable “I told you so” that will come after the war–once Saddam’s VX and whatnot is found. They’re already pointing at citizens of Safwan welcoming American troops as liberators.

On the other hand, some folks have been warning not to count any chickens just yet. The U.S. isn’t going anywhere for a long time once it occupies Iraq, and it won’t be difficult for them to overstay their welcome.

If you’d like to contrast this picture of smiling kids in Safwan getting candy from the Marine, click here for a picture of a child with part of his head blown off. It’s from Basra were apparently over 50 civilians have been killed. I’m happy with the restraint the military has shown so far, but an invasion is an invasion. Civilians will die, and liberated Iraqis will hold the U.S. responsible.

And what about the democratic domino effect the neocons predict? Well, there may be a domino effect, but I’m not sure I like all the ways it can go. The ‘Arab street’ is getting restless.

But we’ll still get the I told you so. After all, al Jazeera, not ABC, shows the bloody footage. And if anything goes wrong, it’ll probably be nothing a little regime change somewhere else can’t cure.

Mar 22, 2003 | Comments