|
 There
have been honest wars and dishonest wars. There
have been direct wars and proxy wars. There have been open
wars and secret wars. There have been offensive
wars and defensive wars. But there has never
been a war like the unilateral invasion of Iraq by
the United States military
forces in collaboration with
their "allies", the British military contingents led by Prime
Minister Tony Blair of Britain. To me, it seems to be the most
ridiculous and pointless war in history. The reason for
launching the war given by President George Bush Junior and
his distinguished advisors is that Saddam Hussain did not
comply with the U. N. resolution regarding disclosure and
destruction of weapons of mass destruction. But did the U. S.
A. have the time and patience to comply with the U. N.
resolution, and appeals from important U. N. members to hold
its guns and find a peaceful solution to the problem which
America hugged so close to its heart?
It is
odd behaviour indeed that a democratic country in its own
interpretation of democracy, or at least in the personal
interpretation of its President, considers it a justified act
of war with the precondition that either the sovereign ruler
of that other country leave his country and crown or face war
to make way for a "ruler" of the invader's choice? Can the
leaders of the world accept this logic? I think even American
public opinion will find it hard to swallow this line of
argument. By one single act of aggression. the United States
President has shown the world that the United Nations is
irrelevant and that on the global scale, democracy is not a
commodity to serve the "vital interests" of the United States
like grabbing other people's oil, assets and even lives. I am
sorry, I cannot swallow it. Can you, dear reader? |
