Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 21, 2011
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Transcript:
Professor: Okay, let's discuss the war's impact on Iraq's Christian community, one of the oldest in the world... since 2003, about 600,000 Christians of an estimated pre-war population of one million have been driven from their homes. A majority left Iraq. In other words, our invasion of Iraq set in motion one of the worst Christian diasporas in history. So what do we think of that? Ray? Ray: Is "freakin ironic" an answer, sir? Professor: Yes, but let's dig a little deeper.
The truth is that Bush/Cheney mismanaged the occupation. They never anticipated civil unrest after the invasion and had no plan and too few troops to deal with it. The invasion of Iraq was a sensible idea poorly implemented. Still, it helped lead to the Arab Spring, and helped drag a medieval region into modernity and the world community.