My Iraq Opinions in 2007

I wrote the attached article in 2007. In light of President Obama's speech last night on the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, I thought a reprise of my views would be appropriate. I do not believe that my views have not changed much. 
Tell me what you think.

The Way to Hell is Paved With Good Intentions

By: Conservative Tom

September 15, 2007

The question of the day seems to be “what will happen in Iraq?” If you listen to certain politicians and pundits they say we need to get out now. Others say we must stay the course. My answer is that it does not matter.

Since World War II the United States has been on a track that has brought us to point in time. We were the major power on the “good side” and those who opposed us were on the “wrong side.”  

We had good intentions to help the South Vietnamese when we put “advisors” into the country in the late 50’s. We wanted them to have their freedom and to have South Vietnam to be a democratic country to stop the spread of the evil of Communism. When we left, the North overran the South and unleashed a human disaster, which spread to the killing fields of Cambodia. Did our good intentions help there?

We are now faced with a similar situation in Iraq. Our initial good intentions to remove Saddam and to set up a democratic country in the Middle East sounds eerily similar to our Vietnam experience. My concern is that when we leave, and WE WILL, a bloodbath of unbelievable dimensions will be released. However, instead of the bloodbath being localized to one or two countries as it was in Southeast Asia, it will be worldwide.

The major difference between Southeast Asia and Iraq is the North Vietnamese wanted only to control the South. They did not have regional or worldwide aspirations. That is not the case in Iraq. There, our good intentions have come into conflict with a movement, which has global aspirations. The extreme Muslims want the world to be Muslim. To be rid of any non-Muslim country or religion.

When the United States pulls out of Iraq, the extreme elements of the Shia, Sunni, Kurd, al Qaeda and other troublemakers will go on a murderous rampage that will make any previous atrocity look like a Sunday School outing. They will not discriminate. They will kill anyone who “might” disagree with them.

Once Iraq has been satisfactorily cleansed, the movement will expand to the region. Expect Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan to be the next on the radical’s hit list. We then can expect to see entire cities (worldwide) destroyed by chemical, biological or nuclear agents. No place on earth will be safe.

The relative distance that has kept the United States safe in previous conflicts will not this time. Our lack of control of our borders has and will continue to allow foreign “agents of fear” to come and go without any concern of capture or punishment. We have only to look back six years to September 11, 2001 to see how easy it is to come and stay in the US and to hide in clear sight.

The result will be that millions in the United States, not thousands as in 9/11 will be killed, maimed and deformed by the attacks. Worldwide, the numbers will be in the 100’s of millions.

At this point, you are probably saying to yourself—“this guy is crazy.” My hope and my prayer, is that I am totally wrong.

From World War II, the United States has become less sure of itself and has become very politically correct. For example, we cannot control our borders as it might be seen as negative toward a certain voting block. So what do we do, we do not enforce our laws. We allow millions to come to the country ILLEGALLY and our politicians do NOTHING. We talk about walls, but don’t fund them. We talk about setting up a citizenship track but we cannot track students to our country that overstays their visas.

Today, we face an enemy that is more determined than any one in history. Additionally they have a major advantage. They will control the Mideast Oil fields. After we pull out of Iraq and the human disaster spreads, the radical Muslims will take over country after country until the entire Mid East (except Israel) is under their thumb. At that point they will pull out the ultimate weapon—Oil.

By that time the moderate Saudis and others in OPEC will be replaced by radical Muslims who will demand the oil importing countries of the world comply with their wishes or no oil will be exported to them. Also, the cost of the exported oil will be raised to multiples of the current record prices. Under this pressure, our “leaders” will be “forced” into doing anything to get the oil flowing again.

Our good intentions have brought us to this historical point in time. Will Americans face reality and take the appropriate actions or will we hide our heads in the sand until we have to fight for our way of life as we did in World War II?

Americans must come to understand the enemy with whom we are dealing. That the conflict will not last a year or two or ten but rather it could last 100. The decision is yours America.