Well, its nice to see that Ivo Daalder, who used to advise Governor Howard Dean, MD on international affairs, has not yet been banned from publishing his ideas. However, his op-ed piece in this morning's Boston Globe, written in conjunction with Anthony Lake, national security adviser during the Clinton years, does not take into account some drastic policy changes contemplated by the current administration.
The compromise or bargains called for in this essay overlook the administration's intent to establish military bases in Iraq for the long term subjugation of that part of the globe. In other words, that there is no intent to see an independent Iraq flourishing any time soon.
Indeed, the whole point of the invasion, to demonstrate to the rest of the Middle East and beyond that the United States means business and is not be disobeyed, will dissipate, if we just move out and leave the cleanup and reconstruction to the UN and NATO.
Just as the recently announced exploration of Mars is intended to establish U.S. domination of space, the invasion of an essentially defenseless and worthless piece of real estate in the Middle East was part of a much larger project, the creation of a new world order under the direction of the American Empire.
That most Americans have no imperial aspirations is really beside the point. It's what our self-appointed leaders want.
The Presidential election we are about to embark on is about much more than us.