Is it time to apologize to the French for calling them cheese-eating surrender monkeys?
The French–and other Europeans who opposed the invasion– were clearly right about Iraq. Whatever about the legal and moral arguments, in political terms it was clearly a mistake. With the exception of the overthrowing of Saddam (and even his execution was bungled and turned him into a kind of martyr) it has been a long catalogue of one disaster after another. Iraq has descended into sectarian civil war, as was predictable and predicted. The world is undoubtedly a more dangerous place as a result of the invasion. Is it not time to say sorry to the French, and start eating French Fries again?
From the beginning I was with the french on this subject. I had lived in the Persian gulf 2 years before this began and knew what to expect. It is never a good idea to dis an ally simply because they are trying to show you the error of your ways but in this country we seem to have a twisted team mentality that says I will always back my team no matter how screwed up they are it seems to be in everything we do from politics to sports. I wish the public would do more critical thinking instead of following the mob and the loudest demagogues.
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