Topic: Iraq
Bill O'Reilly: "We Can't Export Democracy" O'Reilly confesses on a recent radio show Bush's failed Iraq occupation.by BattleStations
(libertarian)
Friday, March 7, 2008
On the Wednesday edition of Bill O'Reilly's radio talk show a caller made a valid point. India, being in close proximity to Muslim nations such as Pakistan, Iran, and Iraq, has never been able to successfully promote democracy within those nations. Bill O'Reilly's response was surprising. He said, and I paraphrase, that the United States can not export democracy to those nations either. It just isn't going to happen. Stating the obvious, Muslim nations want non-secular governments and our type of secular democracy is unacceptable to them.
O'Reilly continued to say that if John McCain runs a campaign based on spreading democracy and freedom in Iraq and in the Middle East, he will lose the election. Bill then suggested a good strategy to defend the occupation of Iraq is to convince the American people that we need to keep the world's oil supplies out of the hands of terrorists.
The latter suggestion is utterly ridiculous. As if, the 12 nation oil cartel would allow terrorists to seize control of their number one source of income. O'Reilly's suggestion of continuing Bush's neocolonialism agenda in order to secure natural resources is a sure fire loser as well.
Ron Paul has repeated over and over there is a better way to secure oil for America, by peaceful trade and negotiation. Furthermore, Bush's neocolonialism expansion and overseas military empire has done more to destabilize our national security and the security of the Persian Gulf region more than anything else and will ultimately weaken our Republic.
The Democrats seem to realize that American style democracy in Iraq is not possible; however, their exit strategy is weak and will only result in more dead Americans. Obama's message of "carefully pulling out as carelessly getting in" makes a great sound bite, but he clearly makes the distinction to only remove "combat" troops. If he plans on leaving the thousands of contractors, support troops and private security personnel there, some of them will exit in body bags.
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It's true that noone wants "American Democracy" shoved down their throats. I don't want it either! I want the Constitutional Republic we were intended to have! And, if done with proper motives, Constitutional Republicanism is something that other countries might really be interested in. But "American Democracy" (i.e.: corporate fascism) has to be forced on people. Noone wants it... sigh... except so-called "Americans".
I'm glad the Neo-Con media is starting to back pedal. Although, they will never admit they were wrong, it will help move this country in the right direction. The only way we can export our democracy is through trade. The more prosperity a nation gets, the more freedoms its people demand.
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