October 20, 2007
Debating The Morality of Withdrawal from Iraq
In Dissent, Michael Walzer, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Sohail Hashmi, and Gerard Powers debate the case for withdrawing from Iraq. Sohail Hashmi:
The civil war may continue, and it may even escalate. But, quite frankly, this is a war we cannot win for the Iraqis.
On the other hand, the shock of America’s departure may just provide the catalyst for the Iraqis to start working to resolve their own problems. America’s departure from Iraq may well provide the impetus for regional powers to play a constructive role, rather than watching Iraq burn as if it is in another city rather than in their own backyard. The terrorists won’t give up their battle, and they may even claim they have won. But so what? They are claiming that already. They are claiming that today.
Posted by Robin Varghese at 03:45 PM | Permalink
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Isn't the hypocrisy that the populace acknowledges that the war was illegitimate and we only take a small baby step of considering the mess we made and not even bring up the subject of reparations, war crimes tribunals, etc... Oh wait, I guess that is just for other countries.
Posted by: akatsuki | Oct 20, 2007 10:14:33 PM
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