Tony Blair said in Baghdad in December: "On the one side you have people who desperately want to make the democratic process work, and want the same type of democratic freedoms other parts of the world enjoy, and on the other side people who are killing and intimidating and trying to destroy a better future for Iraq. Our response should be to stand alongside the democrats."
Blair is absolutely right. It is shocking that so few democratic governments support the Iraqi people. Where are French and German and Spanish protests against the terror being inflicted on voters in Iraq? And it is shocking that around the world there is not wider admiration of, assistance to and moral support (and more) for the Iraqi people. The choice is clear: movement towards democracy in Iraq or a new nihilism akin to fascism - Islamist fascism.
Yes, William, it is shocking indeed (hat tip to deacon at Power Line)...
Meanwhile, the increasingly disgusting Daily Kos sends the Iraqi people support by highlighting an unfortunate side-effect of suicide bombing (you see, you tend to get a little trigger happy when people are using cars as weapons, but you wouldn't want context to get in the way of your hatred of Bush, would you? See, you never saw the atrocities Saddam committed, because there was no freedom of the press, but go ahead with your radical polemic, don't let reality interrupt...) Of course, no Iraq news at all from TalkingPointsMemo, and apparently the only Iraqi Juan Cole is concerned about is Chalabi. Thanks, guys, for lending your support...
Not wishing to be outdone in the Leftist idiocy department, the University of Oregon has banned 'Support Our Troops' ribbons on their employees' vehicles. Just kind of makes you want to vomit, doesn't it? (tip of the hat to PoliPundit)...
Meanwhile, for those of us who DO give a damn about liberty, our troops, and democracy, the amazing Arthur Chrenkoff has an extremely informative look at the elections. Once again, Chrenkoff sets the standard the rest of us should try to live up to...
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