An honest plea for help
Hoshyar Zebari, the foreign minister of Iraq, writes in this Washington Post piece asking the international community to not “abandon us.” He lays out the case that, despite the bad news of suicide attacks that dominate the international press, Iraq has made real progress. He then goes on to note that despite this progress Iraq is not yet ready to go it alone.
He writes:
“Those calling for withdrawal may think it is the least painful option, but its benefits would be short-lived. The fate of the region and the world is linked with ours. Leaving a broken Iraq in the Middle East would offer international terrorism a haven and ensure a legacy of chaos for future generations. Furthermore, the sacrifices of all the young men and women who stood up here would have been in vain.”
Eloquent and true. Will the Democrats heed Zebari’s counsel and stand by his plea for continued support or will they continue to push for abandoning the Iraqis and ignoring their plight? Will the war protestors and “peace” activists continue to demand that Iraq be allowed to descend into the chaos and bloodbath that Zebari knows will come should his country loose our support? Of course they will- but fortunately we have a real leader in the White House that won’t let America abandon its commitments on his watch. God bless President Bush and our troops fighting to help Zebari and his people.
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