"The Dutch are now demanding answers to questions about how and why The Netherlands got involved in Iraq."
Not surprising and more countries will face this question. Those countries that are not as open as the Dutch will handle it quietly and probably ignore it. Other and more advanced countries will need to do their own soul-searching.
As far as the US.... Those people who got us into this mess will now deflect attention by attacking Obama, while those of us who really do want to know the full story so history can be recorded properly will be too busy defending Obama. If the religious right were truly religious and wanted to live up to the ideals they profess to follow they would turn their anger to demanding why the US trampled basic human rights, invaded a country without provocation (or threat) and trashed our nation's sacrosanct document- the US Constitution. There will be some assessment under Obama, but not the national outcry that these issues demand.
Good for the Dutch, I've always thought they were reasonable.
D. E.Rodriguez
· 1 year ago
SB:
Thanks for the comments. I'll be posting another piece soon on how the Dutch government (Blankenende) refuses to admit Iraq war mistakes...even after Bush effectively did so a a few days ago
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Not surprising and more countries will face this question. Those countries that are not as open as the Dutch will handle it quietly and probably ignore it. Other and more advanced countries will need to do their own soul-searching.
As far as the US.... Those people who got us into this mess will now deflect attention by attacking Obama, while those of us who really do want to know the full story so history can be recorded properly will be too busy defending Obama. If the religious right were truly religious and wanted to live up to the ideals they profess to follow they would turn their anger to demanding why the US trampled basic human rights, invaded a country without provocation (or threat) and trashed our nation's sacrosanct document- the US Constitution. There will be some assessment under Obama, but not the national outcry that these issues demand.
Good for the Dutch, I've always thought they were reasonable.
Thanks for the comments. I'll be posting another piece soon on how the Dutch government (Blankenende) refuses to admit Iraq war mistakes...even after Bush effectively did so a a few days ago
Dorian