As the World Turns

News coming from Iraq is quiet. Something good must have happened.

Sure enough, the Iraqis formed their own government. A fully representative government, elected by 12 million people, backed by their new constitution, and held together by lot of interests that all have one thing in common: to bring Iraq into the free world out of the most despotic region in the world.

Meanwhile, Montenegro has just voted for independence from Serbia. Events in former Yugoslavia have been dutifully allowed to play themselves out since unilateral intervention from US and NATO forces in 1999. There have been a lot of ups and downs in the preceeding years, but like most events in history, they didn't have cameras and reporters broadcasting to the world each growing pain as evidence of "disasterous pre-war planning," or "inept leadership."

What the Iraqis have managed to do in less than half the time is utterly mindblowing. It is our duty to keep a cautious, but also hopeful eye on our Iraqi friends. We cannot allow those that live under a death-cult to force our hands. While they have demonstrated that they are capable and willing to kill women and children, we have demonstrated that we will not abandon those who desire to be free. The American people have wavered and bent like a reed in the wind with their support, but our leadership, thankfully, has not. The Iraqi forces are growing stronger everyday, and while the country still has a very, very long way to go, they are steadily making progress.

If only we could get the Democrats on board.