Saturday, June 14, 2014

I Didn't Fucking Lose Iraq

The Unholy Trio--John McCain, Lindsay Graham and Kelly Ayotte--is demanding that President Obama let loose with American weaponry in Iraq to stave off the the onrushing Islamic State of Iraq and Syria which threatens Iraq's national existence.  They bark at Obama for failing to leave behind a residual force to give the Iraqi army some spine, saying that Obama has squandered the glorious victory achieved by his predecessor and Wonder General David Petraeus.

Fucking bullshit.  If Bush and Petraeus achieved anything, they managed only to tamp down the civil war unleashed by the American invasion and occupation.  It's rather like a fine piece of china that had been sitting safely in a cabinet and tossed about is now sitting on a precipice.  Definitely better than being tossed about but still much worse off than when in the cabinet.

What is especially arrogant of these so called foreign policy thought leaders is their harping on their warnings about a complete American withdrawal from Iraq when, in fact, they ignored the most fundamental warning of all:  DON'T INVADE IRAQ!  Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, John McCain and Lindsay Graham lost Iraq the minute they decided to initiate their splendid little war.

Of course, the whole idea that Iraq is America's prize to win or lose is a pretty offensive concept to me.  That suggests that Iraqis are of no consequence compared to America's interests.  I'm not at all surprised that my country deigns itself to be the arbiter of all interests--as the leading capitalist hegemon on the planet, I expect no less--but I consider this viewpoint an unfortunate national character trait.

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3 Comments:

Blogger Grung_e_Gene said...

Republicans and Conservative Chicken Hawks have been declaring Iraq won for more than a decade.

They never paid attention to what the situation on the ground was and they didn't care.

Right-Wing Chairborne Commandoes weren't going over there but we're prepared to fight for the war from over here.

Now, that the massive destruction wrought by W(orst President Ever) and his NeoCon Warmongers has completely destabilized the region, they are relying on a well worn trick.

Blame Obama.

For you see W planted the Tree of Democracy in the deserts of Mesopotamia until the Kenyan Marxist Muslim came along and pulled it out.

7:33 AM  
Blogger opit said...

"stave off the the onrushing Islamic State of Iraq" Wouldn't that be the state of Iran ? ( I don't know how many times I've had to correct that myself )
The PNAC plan was wargamed as Post Saddam Iraq : Desert Crossing : but people at home had no coverage of 'the Bible for Iraq' or Bremer's 100 Orders. The State Dept. summary outlines what a planning group actually existed...for the destruction of Iraq. Any other interpretation is a lie.

12:27 AM  
Blogger opit said...

Reading after commenting made me realize Islamic State of Iraq was not in error - nor without precedent ( Turkey being an interesting case ). But since these days al CIA da is flying its colours openly in support of NATO in first Libya, then Syria, the distraction of claiming they are the 'enemy' rather than the agency of subversion should be wearing thin...especially during NATO Colour Revolutions.
Have you noted Scott Lemieux's post ? http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2014/06/will-green-lantern-work-iraq-give-six-months/comment-page-1#comment-1166551

8:04 PM  

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