(National Journal) James Kitfield - "We should have the highest aspirations for what might become of Iraq and the Middle East," says Danielle Pletka, an analyst with the American Enterprise Institute. "Because what could be worse than the status quo? You have Saddam in Iraq, and a regime in Iran that is sponsoring terror and building weapons of mass destruction. Our friends in Saudi Arabia are the chief financiers of al Qaeda. Human rights are violated throughout the region; there are no rights for women or religious minorities; and no one is allowed to have an honest dialogue about their daily existence."
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