I hope that those of you who have unleashed these forces in Iraq are very, very proud. Of course, you never knew that there were Christians in Iraq. Even now, you probably assume that they are recent converts served by American missionaries who have only arrived since 2003.
And remember, acting against the people who have perpetrated this outrage, and whom your actions have installed as the government of Iraq, is the only thing of which Tariq Aziz has been convicted. For that, and for that alone, he is to be sent to the gallows. So, again, I hope that you are very, very proud. Very, very, very proud indeed.
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Iraq War supporters don’t understand the Pandora’s Box argument. They always point out that it was the terrorists who did the work, not American soldiers, which is true of course. But they fail to recognize that there would likely be no anti-Christian terrorism in Iraq had the United States not invaded in 2003.
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, there is the sticky issue that many war supporters may not really consider the Iraqi Christians to be “Christians” at all under their definition of the term.
Ultimately, though, the destruction of the ancient Christian communities of Iraq may be the most lasting and significant legacy of the war. If I was a Middle Eastern Christian, American military intervention in my country would be the scariest idea possible. This probably explains why the Christians of Lebanon, Syria, and Iran are not clamoring for "liberation."