What, no WMDs? durr....
Yeah, it's official. Iraq didn't have any WMD, and as Blix told Bush, and the world, they didn't exist. 30 Million people worldwide protested against the US invasion of Iraq. We were right of course, and the unfolding tragedy of Iraq, with around 17,000 civilian deaths, and destruction of basic infrastructure, and ongoing fighting and possibility of civil war, the question of whether Turkey might join in if the Kurds are given autonomy, so many uncertainties…was it really worth it?
The raison d'etre of invading Iraq was to rid him of WMD. So Bush, Blaire attested. But we knew they didn't have such weapons, so what was the real reason for the invasion? Plain and simple, the US wanted unfettered access to the richest oil fields in the world. They thought invading Iraq would be a pushover, and deposing Saddam would bring the Iraqis out to dance in the street with joy. Also, still smarting over 9-11, the US was badly needing revenge, needing to flex its muscles against...well anyone, it didn't really matter who. Bin Laden was the obvious person to catch, but that was problematic, because they didn't know where he was. His brother was whisked out of the US the day after 9-11 - funny about that, they might have at least interrogated him, but Saudis are touchy about being interrogated, and since they control a sizable amount of the US economy, they were left to take a specially chartered jet to go home, being the only plane allowed to fly over US airspace.
Yes we did see Iraqis dancing in the street at the dismounting of Sadam’s statue. Not many really for a population of twenty five million. But since they were bussed in at short notice for the world TV stations, it wasn’t a bad effort. It fooled some of us, some of the time. I guess if you depend on Fox news to be informed about anything, you’re being fooled all of the time.
The show out for the elections in Iraq surprised everyone. The problem is that none of the candidates could show their name, or their face. They would certainly be assassinated if they did. The fact is that there will be no semblance of normality in Iraq until the US pulls out. Elections will not make much difference under the present circumstances. Democracy is a nice idea, but with the US thinking of permanently stationing forces in Iraq, it’s a long way off. If they are of the ilk of the present puppet governing body, they will be seen as a joke by the people, and rejected outright
The raison d'etre of invading Iraq was to rid him of WMD. So Bush, Blaire attested. But we knew they didn't have such weapons, so what was the real reason for the invasion? Plain and simple, the US wanted unfettered access to the richest oil fields in the world. They thought invading Iraq would be a pushover, and deposing Saddam would bring the Iraqis out to dance in the street with joy. Also, still smarting over 9-11, the US was badly needing revenge, needing to flex its muscles against...well anyone, it didn't really matter who. Bin Laden was the obvious person to catch, but that was problematic, because they didn't know where he was. His brother was whisked out of the US the day after 9-11 - funny about that, they might have at least interrogated him, but Saudis are touchy about being interrogated, and since they control a sizable amount of the US economy, they were left to take a specially chartered jet to go home, being the only plane allowed to fly over US airspace.
Yes we did see Iraqis dancing in the street at the dismounting of Sadam’s statue. Not many really for a population of twenty five million. But since they were bussed in at short notice for the world TV stations, it wasn’t a bad effort. It fooled some of us, some of the time. I guess if you depend on Fox news to be informed about anything, you’re being fooled all of the time.
The show out for the elections in Iraq surprised everyone. The problem is that none of the candidates could show their name, or their face. They would certainly be assassinated if they did. The fact is that there will be no semblance of normality in Iraq until the US pulls out. Elections will not make much difference under the present circumstances. Democracy is a nice idea, but with the US thinking of permanently stationing forces in Iraq, it’s a long way off. If they are of the ilk of the present puppet governing body, they will be seen as a joke by the people, and rejected outright
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