WHY AMERICA WILL FAIL IN IRAQ--Yemen Times

[Gloria]

2//Yemen Times Sunday November 23, 2003 - Issue: (688), Volume 13, From 24 November 2003 to 26 November 2003

http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=688&p=view&a=1



OUR VIEWPOINT: WHY AMERICA WILL FAIL IN IRAQ

By Walid Al-Saqqaf, Editor



There are dozens of reasons why America will fail in Iraq. Among the reasons is that Iraqi people hate the USA. Hence, if the US is truthful in opening the way for real democracy, there should be no surprise if the representatives of the new government are anti-Americans who don’t want the Americans to benefit from its oil and reconstruction projects.


This is why many doubt that the US will allow true, free elections. They wouldn’t be in its favor.

On the other hand, assuming that America will be able to overcome all its current obstacles in Iraq, including a growing resistance movement and hostility of, many believe the US will have a hard time maneuvering in such harsh conditions, and amid presidential elections, which will have Iraq and the economy on the agenda.



Bush will certainly work on the elections and make it his priority. And how he performs in Iraq will be critical. But assuming he wins against all those odds, and gains the trust of the people in the elections, and hence continues his plans for Iraq, then he will have to pray for a post-election Iraq strategy, and that is even more challenging.


The reason is simple: Money. In a time of instability, insecurity, violence and hatred towards American forces, bringing investors and reconstructing Iraq will prove extremely difficult. Then again, this means that the hopes would lie on the transitional government to rule the country until 2005. But this cannot be a guarantee. It is a reason to worry because most Iraqis cannot tolerate figures in the current governing council such as Ahmad Chalabi and Talbani. Most Iraqis believe that those two US loyalists will fail to be decision-makers in Iraq if elections were held in a democratic fashion.

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In other words, there is very little hope that a democratically elected government would work in the way the USA wants it to work, because the USA has many bills to pay, many loans to disburse, and many plans to apply. Besides, there are money-related issues in getting all the grants given by the US tax-payers back to the US.

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[burythehatchet]

1. Its refreshing to read some reality based news analysis

as opposed to the processed and produced drivel we see and read here.

[karlschneider]

2. I really don't know what to say to this except...

DUH

[LibertyorDeath]

3. The USA failed in Iraq before the first shot was fired & this is

just fine with the powers that be they have control of the oil & another country to build military basis in an launch attacks from.

Bringing Democracy to Iraq & the Middle East is laughable considering the people bringing it DO NOT practice it.

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