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Iraqis fail to meet benchmarks — should we be surprised?

The big surprise isn’t that the Iraqis have failed to meet most benchmarks set in 2006. At least, given any news coming out of that nation for the last year or more, it shouldn’t be a big surprise.

The big surprise is that most supporters of this sorry, sad war won’t let the latest Iraqi failures dampen their determination to keep the war going.

Many simply support the war in Iraqi through blind, stubborn determination to “stay the course.” Others are pretty much just ignorant of the whole “war on terror” and what really needs to be done. You heard me — my liberal nature is showing through: I truly believe most conservatives who support Bush’s various policy decisions and lack of policy are simply ignorant. Either ignorant or stubborn.

We ought to get out of Iraq and we ought to get out now. Nothing we’ve done over there or can expect to do will unite warring factions and tribal factions who have been forced to live together for centuries by one strongman or outside government or another.

Having said all that, I must add this: I know from a brother who has been there that we are accomplishing some good for the people of Iraq. We are building schools. We are assisting needy Iraqis in a multitude of ways. In doing that, and to that extent, we are planting seeds which COULD some day lead to a more tolerant, free society in Iraq.

But probably not in our lifetime.

Ah, well, what do I know? I’m just a guy who reads the papers.

[tags]Iraqi benchmarks, Iraq war, leaving Iraq, helping Iraqis, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]