Reply #22: Again, France and Germany are right [View All]

[Jack Rabbit]

Again, we may wonder what their motivations are, but at least they're right.

There will be no good to come to the Iraqi people as long as Bush is in control of their nation's future. The war was fought to loot the coiuntry, not to liberate anybody, fight terrosrism or destroy a weapons arsenal that didn't exist. The thief must be deprived of his booty.

We must still watch to be certain that any administration of Iraq has in mind the best interests of the Iraqi people. After taking care of mundane matters such as water and power and police protection at which the Bushies have utterly failed, the first order of business should be calling a constitutional convention. Coinciding with this should be the reconstruction of Iraq's infrastructure. To this end, the contracts awarded to US multinationals in a corrupt manner and imperial mood should be cancelled; new contracts should be awarded after an open bidding process with Iraqi businesses favored.

Iraq should be rebuilt to benefit Iraqis, not Bush's corporate cronies. The Iraqi economy should be reconstituted to rest in the hands of Iraqis through national public institutions, not foreign banks and multinational corporations.