Rubin on America's wrong-headed even-handedness
Absolutely must-read piece by former CPA staffer Michael Rubin in the Los Angeles Times today (subscription required) highlighting the senselessness of America's policy of not taking sides in post-war Iraqi politics. As Rubin notes, in a society as conspiracy-minded as Iraq's, NOT openly bolstering liberal secularists in the post-war power struggle appears to Iraqis like de-facto support for the Islamist, Iranian-backed or Gulf-state supported bad people. Wake up America -- the people being supported by the region's other countries are not the kind of leaders who will champion Western-style democratic values in Iraq. (Note: Rubin's credibility is pretty unimpeachable. He has just returned from several months of work in Iraq where spent his time roaming the country talking to real people, not hiding behind the US-fortified "Green Zone" with the rest of the CPA mandarins.)
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 8:07 PM
