Scott Ritters Latest "Iraq: A Solution To Nothing "

Once again he hits it right on the head ......

Wednesday March 1st 2006
Iraq: a solution to nothing

By Scott Ritter


As the United States and Iraq approach the third anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq, it might do all Americans well to take some time out and reflect on how we got where we are, as well as where we are going in Iraq and the Middle East as a whole.

Gone forever is any talk of song and flowers, economic recoveries paid for by Iraqi oil, or a blooming democracy in the cradle of civilization. The state of affairs between the Bush administration and the newly elected government of Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari is strained, to say the least, with the United States threatening to cut off aid to Iraq, and Iraq telling the United States to "butt out."

Nearly three months have passed since the "historic" elections of December 2005, and the Iraqis have just now selected a prime minister (Jafari, a Shiite Islamic fundamentalist closely allied with Iran), and seemed hopelessly deadlocked on the issue of forming a government that will not promote an immediate outbreak of sectarian violence once formed.

The Sunni insurgency is stronger than ever, and Shiite death squads roam the street in the guise of government police and soldiers. Torture, rape and murder are rampant as official tools of government suppression. And American troops appear to be powerless to stop this mindless slide into the abyss, all the while being killed and maimed for a cause that has always been nebulous. -snip-




link> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2002835259_scottridder01.html

at Iraq from south southwest and the wisdom of the occupation is abundantly clear.

south, southwest (Khuzestan) ..... Oil. And I agree with you completely on that omission here concerning Iraq. Scott says we went to war because of 'domestic political reasons based on ideology' ... whatever that means? But at this point I taken to the wisdom of ending this war, and averting the Iran debacle, in the same way as the coming together on the issue of the 'Port Deal' with quite a few Republicans. Seeing these things as FAILED and dangerous undertakings to our well being, and speak out whatever your perspective. My point, let Scott talk out negatively on the Occupation as he sees fit. We're getting to the point when 'who is right and who is wrong' as to why we went in there in the first place is going to be of no consequence. :nuke: Peace.

note: our well being meaning our world.