WHAT
KIND OF WAR AGAINST IRAK
SUMMARY
What concept of military action should
have been implemented against Iraq?
As Saddam Hussein is making many false excuses to delay and prevent
the Inspectors to come back in Iraq to find the sites where these
weapons are stored, the DESTRUCTION of ILLEGAL SITES OF WEAPONS
OF MASS DESTRUCTION SHOULD RESUME and SHOULD HAVE RESUMED a LONG
TIME AGO.
When Saddam did not want to let the UN inspectors find and destroy
ILLEGAL WEAPONS then Saddam should have suffered the consequences
which are bombing sites that US and allies intelligence believe
are hiding weapons of mass destruction . We would have had to bomb
many more sites that if the weapons inspectors would have discovered
but it would have been Saddam fault not wanting to allow UN inspector
to do their job
We the USA are a Nation of law who abides by the values of Democracy
and the law of the United Nation and we are helping in destroying
the weapons of mass destruction which is exactly the goal of the
UN resolutions
If we go to WAR against Saddam it is not conceivable to risk many
American and allied lives from ground forces to punish a thug and
a bandit with limited military power.
Saddam will be only too happy to drag the USA in a street fight
where American soldiers do not have technology superiority.
An absolute PRINCIPLE in beating an enemy is NOT to fight on his
OWN TERMS.
INTENSE, CONTINUOUS, BOMBING CAMPAIGN with ground forces composed
of indigenous soldiers from Saddam opposition, guided by a handful
of American Special forces is the answer.
FULL STORY
We
will start from the beginning and assess what kind of war plan should
be conducted against Iraq :
In the beginning although no link to terrorism has been proven or
even mentioned, the President of the USA George Bush Junior decided
it was time to go to war against Iraq. At this time it was a surprise.
However it is the role of the President if he sees any danger for
the Nation to lead the Nation into an action that will eliminate
this danger.
His first argument was Iraq is in possession of weapons of mass
destruction and could use them against his neighbors . However
at this time and now there was an absolute certainty that Iraq had
no capacity to strike at the USA.
Only after his first argument was poorly received by the world community
including Iraq neighbors did he strengthen his case by adding a
second argument which is that Iraq having not complied with the
program voted by the United Nations of weapons inspections, the
USA should go to war.
His reluctance to includes the United Nations is very clear from
the beginning.
The right course of thoughts and action should have been the
following.
I the President of the United States am reminding the world that
Saddam Hussein the Iraq absolute and ruthless dictator, perpetrator
of war crimes by massacring his own people with the use of weapon
of mass destruction has been for the last ten years
in complete violation of the United Nations resolutions regarding
the disarmament of Iraq.
The very reason that the United Nations voted resolutions setting
a program of weapon inspectors in charge of controlling and destroying
Iraq's weapon of mass destruction is that Saddam Hussein showed
no qualm about using building and using weapons of mass destruction.
However we can be assured that Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass
destruction and therefore is a threat to his neighbors.
What should have been done instead of Bragging to go unilaterally
to a full scale war is the following:
Inform the Americans and the world that Iraq cannot be allowed not
to comply with the United Nation resolutions which were adopted
by a huge Majority 12 years ago and that these Weapons of mass destruction
should be destroyed which was the will of the United Nations.
As Saddam Hussein is making many false excuses to delay and prevent
the Inspectors to come back in Iraq to find the sites where these
weapons are stored, the DESTRUCTION SHOULD GO ON
by bombing sites that US and allies intelligence believe are hiding
weapons of mass destruction .
The answer to American or world opposition to this kind of Military
action is that:
We the USA are a Nation of law who abides by the values of Democracy
and the law of the United Nation and we are helping in destroying
the weapons of mass destruction which is exactly the goal of the
UN resolutions
Using this strategy the USA should hold the moral ground by being
simply the arm of the United Nation and enforcing resolutions that
were Unanimous.
Using this strategy the USA could have totally shifted the blame
on Saddam Hussein who would then be the renegade that do not abide
by the law of the United Nations.
Using this strategy the USA should put the United nations in a spot
where it is almost impossible for the United Nations to say
" No I do not want any nation to help us enforce our laws"
The USA should Bomb with a 15 minutes warning to civilians Iraq
weapons sites very intensively starting by simultaneously bomb the
eight Saddam Hussein Palaces - Compounds. and continue bombing until
all suspected sites are destroyed .
We are talking of a massive sustained campaign that should not be
stopped if Saddam after the first round of bombing declare that
he will welcome back the UN inspectors, Saddam by his constant lies
has forfeited his right to be trusted in any way shape or form.
IF the UN inspectors resume their inspection but Saddam stops them
again then BOMBING OF SUSPECTED SITES should be implemented in a
dense and continuous way
The US army can be assured that Saddam will retaliate by using some
action, may be even using
weapons of mass destruction or opening his arms to Terrorists which
will the allow the USA
to systematically by precision bombing destroy each and every tank,
gun or missile launcher.
Regime change will come as a consequence, a Military dictator without
even the trace of an Army is so weak that it becomes very easy to
topple him.
YOU DO NOT GO INTO A FULL SCALE TRADITIONAL WAR AGAINST A THUG,
IT IS GIVING HIM TO MUCH HONOR, YOU BOMB HIM TO OBLIVION.
YOU DO NOT SEND AMERICAN FOOT SOLDIERS INTO A STREET BY STREET
FIGHT IN BAGHDAD OR EXPOSE THEM IN A MAJOR WAY TO CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
AGENTS WHEN THERE IS AN ALTERNATE SOLUTION, IT IS INSANE.
Why when your are the most powerful Democracy in the world, the
first Democracy created in the Modern world, a Democracy that worship
the rule of law inside the country, would you from the beginning
reject every course of action that reflect the values of Democracy.
The problem is that the President and his adviser want to finished
the UNFINISHED BUSINESS
that was President Bush Senior mediocre termination of the Gulf
war.
They wanted so bad a full scale war USA versus Saddam that they
do not even understand the Equation and How to solve it and the
ramification around the world.
A full blown war with ground troops against Iraq will be worst for
the USA than 10 Vietnam wars.
LA Nov 11 02 02
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ARE
THE U SA a MILITARY
REGIME?
There is a recent combination of developments
that is interesting to study from the point of view of Democracy
in the USA.-
1) After the election of President George
W. Bush, he appointed his most trusted Republican advisors to executive
positions in his administration. All are men who held executive
positions in Defense or the military in previous administrations:
Vice President Dick Cheney was a Secretary of Defense; Secretary
of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld was a former Secretary in the Department
of Defense and Secretary of State, Colin Powell was formerly Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Instead of an influential civilian leadership
President Bush appointed an influential Military leadership
2) The new budget shows a projected 20% increase
in Military expenses, the biggest increase in twenty years.
Big increase in Military budget
3) The war against the Taliban Government
in Afghanistan demonstrated to the world the enormous technological
superiority of US weapons as well as the overwhelming power of the
US Army. Every element in the US military is vastly superior to
any army in the world including training and the quality of soldiers
and commanders.
An extremely powerful army
4) Due to the nature of terrorism, the war
against global terrorism is going to continue for years on one part
of the planet or the other.
Continuing conflict
The following question arises in looking
at these developments:
How will Democracy and the Civil Rights at
home be effected and what transformations will there be now that
we carry the biggest stick. How will we conduct ourselves and how
will our relations with our allies and foes change in this new environment?
A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY
In the recent past what are the most famous
countries with these same characteristics?
The rise of an influential Military leadership
instead of an influential civilian leadership
Big increases in Military spending
An extremely powerful army
continuing conflict
The countries are:
USSR (Russia being the core) from 1922 to
1991
Germany under Hitler’s Nazi regime from 1934 to 1945
Japan and its massacres of populations in occupied countries from
1932 to 1945
In light of these similarities we should
be rightfully anguished that the USA shares the same very strong
elements with countries that became the most infamous and aggressive
in the world.
There is only one difference, only one but
a major one, the United States of America is a DEMOCRACY.
Will the American Government fully adhere to its Democratic values?
Will the Government stray from Democracy in favor invoking efficiency
in dealing with domestic issues?
Will the Government stray from Democratic values and put forward
efficiency in dealing with foreign issues?
The answer is YES, most probably yes although
we cannot predict the future. Today the Constitution, a powerful
free press and the high level of education of American citizens
should ensure respect for and adherence to Democratic principles.
As of February 28 2002 there are already
some facts that give partial answers to these huge questions.
ON THE HOME FRONT
(H1) An interesting victory for modern Democracy
is drawn from a parallel between the way Americans of Japanese descent
were treated in world war II and Americans of Islamic faith are
being treated today.
During World War II Americans of Japanese descent, including innocent
families, were interned in concentration camps in the USA.
Not even a hint of the same treatment was ever suggested towards
Americans of Islamic faith today although the circumstances are
very similar. This is a huge victory for Democracy.
(H2) Very recently we heard that an office
that will be in charge of spreading false information abroad to
be fed to the foreign press was going to be created inside the Pentagon
structure. It is a small problem but very revealing. First and foremost
the fact that this office of Misinformation was to be attached to
the Pentagon shows that the executive branch and its military leaders
want the Pentagon, which is the military, to control as many things
as possible. It is an affirmation of the prominence the Pentagon
is given over any other service.
Second the plan itself was extremely unwise,
and the free press made such a strong argument against the plan
that it was withdrawn. It is the job of the CIA to act in the field
of intelligence and counter intelligence. This would have clearly
been a counter intelligence operation, but would anyone organize
a counter intelligence operation which has to remain secret because
it is the essence of counter intelligence and then announce it to
the world? It is unbelievable. Due to the globalization of information
false news spread in Pakistan will quickly end up on the computer,
TV set or radio of someone living in Kansas by the next day.
To top it all off executive leadership decided
to attach this office of Misinformation to the Pentagon which has
worked so hard for so long to achieve the credibility it has now.
The failure of the plan is indirectly a victory
for Democratic values, but it is mostly a victory of common sense
carried by the free press into battle against a poorly conceived
plan.
Future analysis will examine the quality
of US foreign policy and whether or not the Bush Administration’s
foreign policy is endangering the USA as the only powerful Democracy
in the world for the long term.
MAY 2002 B
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DEMOCRACY
& TERRORISM
In
order to conduct a comprehensive study of the interaction of terrorism
and Democracy we need to define the two terms in there modern meaning
and in there slightly expanded actual meaning.
DEMOCRACY
Our readers and students
should already be well acquainted with the principal concept of
Democracy which is a form of government define as the " GOVERNMENT
OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE"
Already in Ancient Greece the birth of Democracy was
spurred by the original idea at this time that any citizen was as
valuable as the other and that subsequently his voice was as important
as any voice and should be heard freely without being repressed.
Along the century Democracy values were defined
more clearly and expanded to what is now the bases for the constitution
of most modern civilized countries.
The constitution of the United States of America is a good example
of the value of modern Democracy which includes for example: The
right to vote and elect its leaders, Freedom of speech, Freedom
of reunion, Freedom of religion and others. In the 19 Th and 20
Th centuries The constitution was amended to ban Slavery in the
USA and in most modern countries and to evolve towards non
discrimination towards Women and Minorities.
In later years and even recent years Democracy values
have been enhanced by the People of America and some other Democracies
to include values that literally do not have a constitutional background
or a legal background or a political background although politician
try to get votes by riding on these values.
I am talking of the values that are directly a product of the good
heart of the soul of the American people.
Although not written in the constitution, the law that were passed
reflect that the majority of the American People deeply care about
their fellow country men and women particularly if they have not
been advantaged by nature, birth, race, education or wealth.
These actual and recent enhancement of modern Democracy are often
extended to other less favored countries and can also be seen in
other modern Democracies.
TERRORISM
Terrorism
of course come from the world terror which mean a fear so great
that it renders the recipients unable to be rational and
makes them ready to accept anything in order to avoid the repetition
of experiencing terror.
In ancient times all the way to very recent history with the exception
of Democracies Terrorism was a way of life . Raiding civilian villages,
killing civilian, raping, torturing
was a way of life continuously and
as recently as 1995 with tribal fights in Africa where not only
one faction massacred unarmed men, women, and children but they
chopped of the right arm of men, women and children of the opposing
party to create terror.
In recent time 40',
50', 60' in Democracies an act of terror was generally the bombing
or killing of armed forces soldiers and officers and destruction
of their building which is basically what war is, the difference
being that some of the fighters were resident of the same land as
opposed as two armies clashing from two different lands clashing
on the battle field.
A notable exception in world war II was after Hitler bombed London
the bombing by allied forces of German cities.
However the use of terrorism by Democracy is an exception among
a constant tendency to abandon terrorism as a form of relation with
other human beings.
Taliban government
and its supporters such as Osaman bin ladin and the Al quada network
is a perfect example of an absolutely non Democratic government
where Fundamentalist Islamic law was the rule.
They specifically targeted civilian people in the bombing of the
world trade center in New York.
Less known to the American people they are responsible as part of
the network of Fundamentalists Islamic International terrorist Network
for ten of thousands murder of civilians.
Democracy
and Terrorism
We can clearly see
now that Terrorism has disappeared or is disappearing from Modern
Democracies and is flourishing in Barbarians tyrannies.
It took so much effort from so many good men for so long to make
the values of modern Democracy the base for a non violent
world that it is very sad to see a religion Fundamentalism Islam
trying to pull us back into barbarian ages where Terrorism was the
rule.
REJECTING THE USE OF TERRORISM HAS BEEN A CONSTANT DRIVE FOR DEMOCRACIES
INCREASING THE USE OF TERRORISM HAS BEEN A CONSTANT DRIVE FOR BARBARIAN
TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENTS
JUNE 2002
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