The downward spiral
The situation in Iraq is apparently worsening day by day. Two more soldiers died today. One yesterday and the day before that too. It seems that it’s becoming a daily happening.
Are they serious? U.S. Plans To Enlist Iraqis in Operations: Civil Force Is Intended To Quell Resistance. Do they really think this is a good idea?
CAMP AS SALIYAH, Qatar, July 19 – U.S. military commanders plan to train and arm thousands of Iraqis to conduct military missions alongside U.S. and British troops in an effort to restore security and quell resistance by forces loyal to ousted president Saddam Hussein, the new head of U.S. military forces in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East said today.
The Iraqi army was falling apart
In the final days of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, this country’s armed forces collapsed from within, with soldiers deserting in droves and commanders of even the most elite units refusing to push their last fighters toward inevitable slaughter by a technologically superior U.S. force, former Iraqi military leaders said.
Was Iraq a current and immediate threat to the US? What evidence did the Bush and Company have? Did they have any real evidence at all? Where are the WMD? Recent developments indicate that they did not have new information which would justify anything close to pre-emptive war.
It seems to me that the primary threat to US safety is the US itself. It’s president lied to wage a pre-emptive war. It’s congress, republicans and democrats, went along for the ride and offered no dissent during the conflict. Millions of people in the US and around the planet protested what amounted to a war of aggression. It’s bizarre that the “leader of the free world” so completely ignored the voices of so many millions of people who did not want war. It is increasingly clear that the US is in no way a government by the people for the people. It’s political culture and governmental structures have made it easy for Bush to do what he has. The US is the rogue nation which needs to be stopped in it’s tracks by the world community. Is this not obvious?
The US and Britain committed a crime in waging this war. What will the consequences be? I’d say fly Bush, Blair, and their cabinets into Iraq and deposit them into the streets. Let the Iraqi people deal out whatever justice they feel necessary.