[Dean's World] Dean: Clear Vision

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Posted by Dean:
Clear Vision
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1191422879.shtml


   The most clear-eyed assessment of the war I've seen yet:

     The question of what to do in Iraq today must be separated from the
     decision to topple Saddam Hussein four and a half years ago. That
     decision is a matter for historians. By any normal ethical
     standard, the coalition's current project in Iraq is a just one.
     Britain, America and Iraq's other allies are there as the guests of
     an elected government given a huge mandate by Iraqi voters under a
     legitimate constitution. The UN approved the coalition's role in
     May 2003, and the mandate has been renewed annually since then,
     most recently this August. Meanwhile, the other side in this war
     are among the worst people in global politics: Baathists, the Nazis
     of the middle east; Sunni fundamentalists, the chief opponents of
     progress in Islam's struggle with modernity; and the government of
     Iran. Ethically, causes do not come much clearer than this one.

   Right on. And with the fantastic good news recently that all the major
   Democratic Presidential candidates refuse to promise to withdraw from
   Iraq, it's about time for the "anti-war" people to hang it up and
   admit that they've been morally wrong all along. The war is legal, it
   is moral, it is just, and it is vital.

   Not that most will have the good graces, let alone the introspection,
   to do it.

   Anyway, I suggest you [1]read the whole thing.

   (Via [2]who else?)

References

   1. http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=9804
   2. http://wwww.instapundit.com/