I heard on the radio on this morning that Britain is pulling their troops out of Northern Ireland. When the troops first went into Northern Ireland in 1969, they thought it was going to be just a few weeks. It’s been 38 years. If the Protestants & Catholics in Ireland can keep a feud going for that long, just imagine how long the Shiites & Sunnis can keep it going. I don’t want the US to be still fighting this civil war in Iraq 38 years from now.
Not to belittle the progress in Northern Ireland… it’s great news that they have agreed to settle their remaining differences peacefully & diplomatically. I’m sure Bono was behind it. Maybe someday there will be a united Ireland.
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What a debacle. Who couldn't see this coming a mile away?? Except for Bush and the neo-cons pulling the strings, anyway. This is probably going to go doen as THE biggest blunder in US foreign (or domestic, for that matter) policy EVER!
ReplyDeleteI agree. They say time heals all wounds but I can't imagine this blunder going away anytime soon.
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