Reply #13: No, Friedman still doesn't get it [View All]

[Jack Rabbit]

First, there is no good reason to pass any of Mr. Friedman's concerns to the junta. The Bushies wouldn't listen anyway.

The reason they won't listen is that they had no good intentions in Iraq. Wknow that now that Iraq was a paper tiger; we can conclude that the junta knew this or should have known it. The invasion and occupation is not about Iraq having been a threat, since it clearly was not, or about bringing democracy to the Iraqi people; it is about transferring ownership of Iraq's infrastructure and resources to people who are not Iraqi. Today, Iraqi women are afraid to leave their homes for fear of kidnapping and rape by thugs. There's nothing political about that. The Iraqis could solve this problem themselves, but the Americans won't let them because that would deal out DynCorp. As far as the Bushies are concerned, it is better not to solve the problem of public safety than to solve it in a way that fails to enrich Bush's campaign contributors.

Therefore, the Iraqis know what the problem is. It is the occupation. Getting these psuedo-liberators out of their country is the duty of an Iraqi patriot.

It is time for Mr. Friedman to admit that he made a mistake supporting the invasion of Iraq. The war and occupation isn't just colonialism, it is the most grotesque political scandal in history.

The best thing Americans can do for Iraqis is oust the junta.