Eating at Mohammed’s Restaurant

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Guest Column: Eating at Mohammed’s Restaurant



By William S. Lind



In the twelve-course meal that is the war in Iraq, America has just been served the first entree. The fight with Iraq’s state armed forces was merely the amuse-bouche. The subsequent guerilla war with the Ba’ath, as distasteful as we found it, was still just the appetizer.

Over the past two weeks, we have been presented with the first of the main courses, Fourth Generation war waged for religion. If, as is traditional, this is the fish course, our reaction suggests it is flounder.

Frankly, I was surprised how quickly this dish arrived. It seems Mohammed’s kitchen is working rather more speedily than usual. While a broadening and intensifying of the anti-American resistance was inevitable, I did not think it would reach its present intensity until this summer. The fact that is has erupted so early has political as well as military implications.

The full scope of our disaster in Syracuse – er, sorry, Iraq – may be evident before the party conventions, as well as prior to the fall election. Might Bush do an LBJ and choose not to run? Will a Kerry who voted for the war be a credible nominee? Military disaster can displace all sorts of certainties.



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1. Write On

You probably have to edit to 4 paragraphs for copyright restrictions but thanks for posting this piece. I have always enjoyed Lind's writing. For an avowed libertarian, he is even handed and willing to call it as he sees it.

We need more Libertarian/Conservatives like Lind and Phillips to take back the ideological underpinnings of the right from the group of proto-fascists now in control.

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2. MSgt213

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3. Thank you, I do like Mr. Lind, and had not seen this yet.

I do think he is a bit optimistic here. Given the record of
failure, stupidity, and political cowardice of the current "rulers"
I see no reason to think they will avoid being promptly thrown
out of Iraq. Things are getting worse, not better, and there is
no reason to expect any reversal of fortunes.

His older stuff is well worth reading through as well.