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Apr. 14th, 2004 10:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
novapsycheThe neo-cons see a new “made in America” Iraq as a beacon to illuminate and reform a very tough neighborhood run by repressive regimes that are neither popular nor free. The example of a prosperous, democratic Iraq would be a panacea for the ills of Middle East.
Seen from the Middle East, rather than the ivory towers of Washington, that goal is mission impossible.
Even the Israelis, who have as much to lose as anyone, are pessimistic about the chances of America succeeding in Iraq. And deeply worried about the consequences of failure.
Shlomo Avineri, an Israeli with experience in foreign affairs who is now a professor of political science at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, calls the goal of a democratic Iraq a “pipe dream.”
Iraq: Mission Impossible
Seen from the Middle East, rather than the ivory towers of Washington, that goal is mission impossible.
Even the Israelis, who have as much to lose as anyone, are pessimistic about the chances of America succeeding in Iraq. And deeply worried about the consequences of failure.
Shlomo Avineri, an Israeli with experience in foreign affairs who is now a professor of political science at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, calls the goal of a democratic Iraq a “pipe dream.”
Iraq: Mission Impossible