…And I know the answer!
[Toronto Sun editorial
March 3 2005]With Paul Martin busy taking cheap shots at the United States over Ballistic Missile Defence, we wonder what he has to say about the recent explosion of democracy in the Mideast.
In the latest startling development, the people of long-suffering Lebanon have taken to the streets to demand the expulsion of Syria’s army from their country.
No doubt this has confused our globe-trotting PM, who recently described the Syrian army as peace keepers.
In fact, most of the world, including Canada, views the Syrian presence in Lebanon as an occupation.
Martin, instead of admitting the obvious—that he had misspoken himself—later insisted he was merely being “ironic.” Right. Moronic is more like it.
And speaking of morons, given the Liberals’ habit of portraying U.S. President George Bush as one, how do they feel now that events in the Middle East are proving that Bush was right and they were wrong?
It was Bush who argued that toppling Saddam Hussein and installing a democratic government in Iraq would create a domino effect in the region, encouraging the spread of democracy throughout the Arab world.
Canada, led by the Liberals, argued this was nonsense.
Well, guess what? Iraqis, freed from the grip of Saddam and given a chance to vote democratically, came out in droves to do so, just as the people of Afghanistan had done before them.
Meanwhile, the Palestinians recently voted for a new president in a relatively corruption-free election—as opposed to the one that had previously elected Yasser Arafat.
And now, the seeds of democracy are spreading to Lebanon, Egypt and even Saudi Arabia.
Does anyone—other than the Bush haters, meaning most Liberals—seriously believe all this would be happening if the Americans had not invaded Iraq?
Bush has much to answer for in the Mideast—especially his continued support for the dictatorial government of Saudi Arabia which has been an incubator for terrorism.
Further, liberating Iraq was only the third and least significant reason Bush gave for the invasion. The first two, Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and Saddam’s operational links to al-Qaida, have both proven to be bogus.
But even so, it was Bush who said that freeing the Iraqi people would prompt a wave of democratization in the Mideast. Canada’s Liberals said it would never happen.
So, who’s the moron now?
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