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Originally Posted by alexamenos
Not only was a democratic Iraq one of Bush's goals, it was something he deemed critical to the security of the United States.
I always thought the notion that democray in iraq was critical to our security was hogwash, but regardless any admission that democracy in Iraq is off the table is an admission that the adventure has failed.
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If you are right that Bush was wrong that democracy in Iraq was critical to security, then you are wrong about being right that failure of democracy is failure of the mission
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If security is the goal of the adventure, and democracy does not necessarily lead to security, then how can failure of democracy be failure of the adventure?
Personally, I think a failure to establish a secure democracy will lower the level of security we gain from the area - but just about any form of government other than Saddam Hussein will raise the level of security we have in the area. We still need to stick it out long enough for some form of government to be established that will allow us a security presence in the region. That will still be an improvement over the past.