Politician's Purgatory

We are told the Iraqi people want freedom but what evidence do we have to support this? Was there an Iraqi underground that we could have joined up with when we invaded? Is there an organization of Iraqis determined to rid their country of the terrorism that threatens their hope of freedom. Where is the outrage from the Iraqis in America? Freedom in America came from the people of America willing to stand up for freedom and denounce and fight those who sought to keep us in the bondage of colonialism. Where is that spirit in the Iraqi population? We saw tons of people chanting in the streets, demonstrating against us during the Sadam regime. They evidently know how to protest but only do so with the threat of a gun. Liberty requires eternal vigilance and the courage to stand up and fight for it. If that element is not there we cannot establish it with merely the window dressing of civilized technology. Our policy should reflect helping those who want freedom and demonstrate their desire to be free. Otherwise we are building sand castles.