Convergence
I don’t read Little Green Footballs that often, but the Daou Report directed me to their take on the rumors that America has “compromised” with Shiite Islamists to make Shari’a (Islamic law) the basis of the new Iraqi constitution. Linking to this Reuters article, LGF issues the usual caveats about “MSM bias,” then adds, “but if it’s even remotely accurate this is bad. Very bad.”
Readers of the highly conservative site largely concurred in the comments. Here’s a selection:
I will lose all support for this effort if Sharia is implemented there. How sad would it be to have the women there have less rights under the new government then under Saddam. jon_force 8/20/2005 08:47AM PDT
It would be very wrong if we went thru all this and the Iraqi's ratified a constitution based on Sharia law. Then they'd have to decide what version of Sharia they are basing their laws upon. That could take another 100 years. ggt 8/20/2005 09:22AM PDT
Well, if this is really how it goes down, then I'm of a mind to think we need to get our troops home asafp because yes, it was all in vain and yes, bush is a moron.
[later, replying to a taunt]
Dawning of the age of aqueerious? Bud, I eat liberals for breakfast and pick my teeth with their bones.
I "expect" that the administration would apply the appropriate pressure to ensure the post war Iraq does not become Iran Jr.
That is, as a red blooded veteran, exactly wtf I "expect" Tangonine 8/20/2005 10:14AM PDT
The bottom line--we don't have anyone in authority willing to win this war, in either party, and that means all-out war in the near future.
The consequences of this treachery may be what undoes Bush, if these reports are accurate. The Bruce 8/20/2005 10:35AM PDT
this sends a cold chill thru my entire body.
if sharia does come to iraq, i predict you will see heretofore loyal W's like myself taking to the streets in despair anger and disgust.
lets wait to see what happens but something like thins would make the sacrifices of EVERYONE who has served and died in this war since 9/11 a TOTAL WASTE.
PLEASE, W, pay attention to this and DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN.
we have come so far so fast to piss this chance away.
how ironic would it be, that in the aftermath of this fight, freedom comes slowly but surely to places like lebanon and egypt (wait and see too but theres hope), while the freedom our brave GI's and all our allies fought to secure gets pissed away in iraq.
that would be the cruelest cut of all.
please please dont let this happen. cali white bear 8/20/2005 10:45AM PDT
These folks, I remind you, are George W. Bush’s rabid supporters. Almost the entire rest of the Little Green Footballs page is devoted to stories ridiculing Cindy Sheehan, bashing the Red Cross as a tool of liberals, and calling the BBC anti-Semetic.
And here they are, basically agreeing with Digby.
Let’s forgive our friends on the Right for only now understanding that “democracy” in Iraq means giving power to a majority that is profoundly illiberal, religiously aligned with Iran, and not especially interested in American values or American interests. Let’s even forgive them for failing to understand how this was the almost inevitable outcome once Bush decided on the Iraq invasion. It’s not in their nature to question the seriousness, sincerity, or competence of their leaders, or to readily believe evidence that contradicts their beliefs.
But at the same time, Bush captured the imagination of these folks by promising to stand tall for American values and kick the ass of our freedom-hating, suicide bombing, Koran-believing Islamist enemies. They’re willing to stand for the occasional setback, screwup or atrocity along the way. These things happen in war, after all, and in any case, the media probably made it all up to make America look bad.
At some point, though, there’s no way to sugarcoat it, even to people eager to swallow bullshit by the shovelfull. Signing the place over to the Bad Guys is not a victory. Creating a pro-Iranian Islamic Republic in Iraq is not a fit mission for American troops and it’s sure as hell no reason for Americans to die.
We’ll know pretty soon if this is really the position our leadership is willing to settle for as the price of leaving Iraq as fast as possible. If it is, George W. Bush will have truly done the impossible: taken the first steps toward unifying the Red-Blue divide in opposition to his own failure!
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