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Greg EcklundRegardless of why we went, I think what we are doing is a good thing.
If an Iraqi had written things about Saddam like some of what is written about Bush, he would be killed or tortured along with his whole family. That is the best reason I can think of for going there...
The reservation that I had, and still have, is that I'm not sure if the people there are ready for democracy. In order for the mission over there to succeed, they have to want it as badly as we want it for them, and I'm not yet convinced that is the case.
That said, I have moderated my position greatly since the start of the war. Hearing Senator Lieberman and other of the more thoughtful proponents speak at length about the situation over there and reading about the atrocities committed under Saddam went a long way towards doing that. I have no doubt that a regime led by his sons after Saddam's eventual demise would have been even worse, so we likely prevented a future bloodshed.
I'm convinced that what we are doing is good (even though I question the administration behind the actions), but I'm not convinced that we will succeed. I am hopeful though - regardless of what people think of Bush I would hope that people don't want us to fail there.