Friday, September 19, 2003
Colin Powell writes about what he found in his recent trip to Iraq and concludes we must give whatever support is required by the Iraqi people.
OpinionJournal - Featured Article - Iraqis are on the road to democratic self-government.
The Iraq I saw was a society on the move, a vibrant land with a hardy people experiencing the first heady taste of freedom. Iraq has come a long way since the dawn of this year, when Saddam Hussein was holding his people in poverty, ignorance and fear while filling mass graves with his opponents. The Iraqi regime was still squandering Iraq's treasure on deadly weapons programs, in defiance of 12 years of United Nations Security Council resolutions. While children died, Saddam was lavishing money on palaces and perks, for himself and his cronies...