When the Bosses Talk Peace Get Ready for War
Recently the
President of the United States, Barrack Obama, has ordered an additional 200
troops to Iraq. The soldiers are reportedly advisors to aid in the retaking of
Mosul from ISIS. Since attack helicopters forces were also ordered into Iraq,
it is likely that Americans will have combat missions.
Today President
Obama is meeting with King Salman’s dividing up Syria and Iraq. When the bosses
talk peace, we should get ready for war.
This
fighting in the Middle East will not end until the European imposed boundaries,
economic conditions, and religious extremism issues are resolved.
Iraq has
only been a country since 1921 when the Ottoman Empire was divided up by the
Europeans in the Balfour Treaty. Kurdistan, Sunni Iraq, and Shia Iraq, but not
Kuwait, were merged into a single state. With the American invasion in Iraq Wars I and
II, the Iraqi state unravelled.
The only
solution now is partition of Iraq. There will be no peace until this is done.
Mosul will be recaptured by the Shia government in Baghdad. There will be
thousands of deaths. Sometime afterwards Mosul will be the capital of Sunni
Iraq.
It would
make more sense to have the anti ISIS parts of the former Baath Parties and the
tribal leaders defeat ISIS and form their own state.
In 1948 the
United Nations allowed the partition of Palestine into Israel and Palestine.
There will be no peace there until Palestine and Israel are reformed together as
a secular state based on the principle of one person one vote.
As long as
the Palestinians are occupied and stateless there will be no peace.
Saudi Arabia
will have to come out of feudalism for there to be peace. Its absolute monarchy
and its extreme religious elements Al
Qaeda and ISIS will have to be
replaced by secular democracy including women. Should this not happen then
there will be no peace in the Middle East.
ISIS is
supported by Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is seeking the support of Egypt in the
fight to stifle the power of Iran and its allies, Shia Iraq, non Shia Syria,
and Hezbollah.
I wish the
soldiers on all sides well. Most are just working class young men made to
believe since child hood that soldiering is glorious or heroic. Unfortunately
there are real material conditions that
will defeat any unworkable or false efforts their respective governments orders
them to perform.
You cannot
kill an idea with a bullet. The use of the military has its limits.
There are
likely thousands of American forces in the Middle East. None are working for
patrician of Iraq, the unity of Israel and Palestine, nor the disestablishment
of the House of Saud. Although brave, these efforts are futile.
The foreign
policy of the United States is causing widespread disruptions in regards to
refugees, suicide bombings, civilian deaths, and other misery that come with
war. The Presidential candidates seem to have
policies that will bring more of the same or worse.
At one time
I had hoped that President Obama will see through the madness that is war for
economic and political power. I had hoped as he promised to withdraw from the
violence that will not bring the justice and peace we all want. Instead he has
increase the military in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
I am
reminded of the military buildup that preceded the deadlier parts of the
Vietnam War. It was a war that could not end in peace until the imperialists
such as France, Japan, America, and China were driven out and Vietnam could
reunited.
Have we
learned nothing from history?
