We at US Democrazy love to guess the future, sadly we’re almost never right. Luckily we can usually count on experts to give us guidance.
Recently however we’ve been receiving mixed messages.
It seems Iraq is an issue on which no one can make their mind up. Bloggers have turned against fellow bloggers on where the troubled country is headed.
For example… recently things seemed to be getting better in Iraq. The US was reducing its military presence and there were signs of economic growth.
Suddenly, “BOOM” almost 150 people are killed in two car bomb explosions.
Almost instantly the Internet was aflame with discussion of Iraq breaking down.
Stephen M. Walt, at Foreign Policy, considers the bombs proof
that the oft-heralded “surge” was not the success that its architects and advocates like to claim.
Of course not everyone is agreeing with this gloomy view.
The blog, Musings on Iraq, notes that
Monthly deaths are still at their lowest levels since the 2003 U.S. invasion.
and that militants are getting weaker as
They are only able to launch large attacks every other month.
Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) seems to agree, stating that the attacks will not affect the US troop withdrawl.
Of course once again someone had to have a different opinion. (Don’t you sometimes get tired of free speech?)
Andrew Sullivan, blogger extraordinaire for the Atlantic, believes
This is not over… many (troops) may still be needed in Iraq for a decade or more …
So who knows what the future holds, the experts sure don’t. If you can predict the future, your expertise would be welcome (like which horse to back in the fifth race at Pimlico).
For further confusing entertainment stay tuned for Part 2!
