Uncertainty only sure thing in Iraq
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 03/14/2004
by Jay Bookman
� E-mail: jbookman@ajc.com
The year since our invasion of Iraq has not been easy. More than 550 American soldiers have lost their lives. We've spent untallied billions of dollars trying to stabilize Iraq and start its reconstruction. We have tried, with varying degrees of success, to rebuild the traditional alliances strained by our decision to invade.
And what do we have to show for that sacrifice? A chance.
We have bought ourselves and the Iraqi people a chance, perhaps not for a Jeffersonian democracy rising out of the desert, but for something more stable and much more decent than the Iraqis knew under Saddam Hussein.
But making that chance pay off will require the investment of still more American lives, a lot more American money and a lot more time as well. And even if we do all that, the odds of success are mixed at best.
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Sunday, March 14, 2004
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