Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Democrazia USA e truppe in Iraq...

Tralascio commenti sull'articolo sotto.  Chiunque non lo consideri
un'enorme pirlata e', a sua volta, un pirla.  O, almeno, uno
completamente misinformato su cosa sta succedendo in Iraq.
Chiedo un'altra cosa: Secondo voi quella sotto e' veramente l'opinione
predominante in Massachussets?
E' veramente il messaggio che l'elettorato in uno degli stati piu'
"liberal" degli stati Uniti vorrebbe spedire a Bush?  Se non lo e', ne
possiamo dedurre che gli USA, oggi, non sono una vera democrazia.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/28/AR2006122801055_pf.html
Why We Need More Troops in Iraq
I've just spent 10 days traveling in the Middle East and speaking to
leaders there, all of which has made one thing clearer to me than ever:
While we are naturally focused on Iraq, a larger war is emerging. On
one side are extremists and terrorists led and sponsored by Iran, on
the other moderates and democrats supported by the United States. Iraq
is the most deadly battlefield on which that conflict is being fought.
How we end the struggle there will affect not only the region but the
worldwide war against the extremists who attacked us on Sept. 11, 2001.
Because of the bravery of many Iraqi and coalition military personnel
and the recent coming together of moderate political forces in Baghdad,
the war is winnable. We and our Iraqi allies must do what is necessary
to win it.
On this point, let there be no doubt: If Iraq descends into full-scale
civil war, it will be a tremendous battlefield victory for al-Qaeda and
Iran. Iraq is the central front in the global and regional war against
Islamic extremism.
To turn around the crisis we need to send more American troops while we
also train more Iraqi troops and strengthen the moderate political
forces in the national government. After speaking with our military
commanders and soldiers there, I strongly believe that additional U.S.
troops must be deployed to Baghdad and Anbar province -- an increase
that will at last allow us to establish security throughout the Iraqi
capital, hold critical central neighborhoods in the city, clamp down on
the insurgency and defeat al-Qaeda in that province.
In Baghdad and Ramadi, I found that it was the American colonels, even
more than the generals, who were asking for more troops. In both places
these soldiers showed a strong commitment to the cause of stopping the
extremists. One colonel followed me out of the meeting with our
military leaders in Ramadi and said with great emotion, "Sir, I regret
that I did not have the chance to speak in the meeting, but I want you
to know on behalf of the soldiers in my unit and myself that we believe
in why we are fighting here and we want to finish this fight. We know
we can win it."
As the hostile regimes in Iran and Syria appreciate -- at times, it
seems, more keenly than we do -- failure in Iraq would be a strategic
and moral catastrophe for the United States and its allies. Radical
Islamist terrorist groups, both Sunni and Shiite, would reap victories
simultaneously symbolic and tangible, as Iraq became a safe haven in
which to train and strengthen their foot soldiers and Iran's terrorist
agents. Hezbollah and Hamas would be greatly strengthened against their
moderate opponents. One moderate Palestinian leader told me that a
premature U.S. exit from Iraq would be a victory for Iran and the
groups it is supporting in the region. Meanwhile, the tens of thousands
of Iraqis who have bravely stood with us in the hope of a democratic
future would face the killing fields.
In Iraq today we have a responsibility to do what is strategically and
morally right for our nation over the long term -- not what appears
easier in the short term. The daily scenes of death and destruction are
heartbreaking and infuriating. But there is no better strategic and
moral alternative for America than standing with the moderate Iraqis
until the country is stable and they can take over their security.
Rather than engaging in hand-wringing, carping or calls for withdrawal,
we must summon the vision, will and courage to take the difficult and
decisive steps needed for success and, yes, victory in Iraq. That will
greatly advance the cause of moderation and freedom throughout the
Middle East and protect our security at home.

Iraq.
Mentre tu invece sei profondamente informato vero?
Bah...
-Stefano

 possiamo dedurre che gli USA, oggi, non sono una vera democrazia.
Sempre usando semplicemente Google, si vede come questo tizio sia stato
eletto quattro volte di fila, le prime tre per il Partito Democratico e
l'ultima, nel 2006 (!), come Indipendente, potendo fare a meno del
sostegno dei Democratici, a cui comunque fa riferimento, visto gli
enormi scarti di voti a favore che aveva ottenuto nelle consultazioni
precedenti. Mi sembra che dal punto di vista della rappresentitività
democratica rispetto al suo elettorato non gli si possa dire molto.

e presumibilmente ben più informato, di un qualunque postatore usenet.
Quoto.  Specialmente di un Torrieri qualsiasi.
-Stefano