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America Is Loosing More Than The War |
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Written by Ivo Moelans
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Thursday, 07 December 2006 |
America is loosing this war at an alarming rate So what are the conclusions one can draw from the report the Iraqi Study Group presented yesterday?
- “America is not winning the war”. Well, that is putting it very mildly. In fact, America is loosing this war at an alarming rate, with a daily loss of Iraqi and American lives, money and American prestige. Iraq is confronted with a civil war which, from the perspective of the American troops, takes the form of an urban guerrilla. And like in all such conflicts the rule holds true that a regular army that isn't winning is in fact loosing and rebel forces that aren't completely vanquished are in fact winning.
- “No one can guarantee that any course of action in Iraq at this point will stop the sectarian warfare, growing violence or a slide toward chaos”. America has instigated this conflict and then mismanaged it from day one. The result is a horrible mess that America alone can't clean up anymore, so let's spread it around by involving neighboring countries, even if they are regimes as nasty as that of Saddam Houssein. Then let's gradually shirk our responsibility and hope nobody notices.
- “America's other security needs and the future of our military cannot be made hostage to the actions or inactions of the Iraqi government”. As good as a confession that America couldn't intervene effectively if a real emergency were to present itself. No wonder Iran and North Korea are laughing in the face of the country that would like to see itself as the last remaining superpower.
This century may become many things but it certainly will not be the New American Century of the neocons The report of the Iraq Study Group was qualified by the American press as harsh and unusually blunt. If anything it was far to lenient and vague. What is becoming clearer with every passing day is that everything about the Iraq war was and is a gross lie.
- America (well, it's current administration) lied about the reasons to start this war. The reasons given at the time are now seen for what they really were: preposterous, vicious lies.
- America lied about the progress made in this war. Victory - ”Mission accomplished” - or near victory was declared over and over again until even this ridiculous lie couldn't disguise the fact anymore that America is on the brink of a humiliating defeat.
- America lied about the conduct of the war. It was supposed to target only the evil regime of president Houssein. In reality the country was bombed back into the Middle Ages, its infrastructure destroyed, its population terrorized (sometimes tortured) and its future heavily mortgaged.
- America lied about the true feelings of the “liberated” (conquered, occupied) Iraqi population. Most of them want Americans gone yesterday and the remaining want them gone today.
What conclusions can European governments make out of all this? How will they look at future dealings with America? If they have any sense at all their conclusions will look something like this.
- Don't trust Americans. They are liars.
- Don't trust Americans. They will call you an ally, but they will treat you as a vassal. You will start out as a rather popular statesman but you will inevitably end as a despised poodle in your own country.
- Don't trust Americans. They will never consult you about a major or minor or any decision at all. Maybe they will inform you. After the fact, that is.
- Don't trust Americans. Ever.
This is what six years of reckless neocon stupidity has brought about. From a trusted and admired nation, America has become a mistrusted warmonger.
This century may become many things but it certainly will not be the New American Century of the neocons. As consolations go it may be meager but it is kind of a silver lining to an otherwise very black cloud. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 14 December 2006 )
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