Saturday, March 31, 2007
republican methods displayed
Republican methods on display in Iraq;
Show them who’s in charge and how important you can be.
Don’t fire your employees when their incompetence and maliciousness becomes apparent.
Don’t act to help the collapsed Iraqi economy or help put industries back on a good footing, on the grounds that the “market” would magically produce prosperity effortlessly.
Invade and destroy the Sunni city of Fallujah in November, 2004, to assist motivating the Sunnis into joining the insurgency. This also makes certain that they would boycott the January, 2005, elections, a boycott that excluded them from power and from a significant voice in crafting the new constitution, which they then rejected.
Work to install corrupt Ahmad Chalabi as the dictator of Iraq, and refuse to plan for a post-war administration of the country.
Announce that the US would “kill or capture radical” Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr in spring, 2004, throwing the country into considerable turmoil for months.
Reply to guerrilla provocations with ruthless search and destroy missions that humiliate and anger ever more Iraqis, driving them to support or join the guerrilla movement.
Fire tens of thousands of mostly Sunni Arab state employees for having belonged to the Baath Party, leaving large numbers of Sunnis penniless and without hope of employment.
Dissolve the Iraqi Army in May, 2003, and send 400,000 men home, unemployed, resentful and heavily armed.
Allow widespread looting after the fall of Saddam, on the grounds that “stuff happens,” “democracy is messy,” and “how many vases can they have?” therefore signaling that there would be no serious attempt to provide law and order in American Iraq.
Very soon a new industry called “The Lessons of Iraq” will be born, as the search for the exit plan continues against the background of the theme “who lost Iraq.”
Recognize jihadist terrorism is a baby born of our policies.
Liberate America from dependence on Persian Gulf oil.
Remove our military presence in the region.
Restore principle to American foreign policy.
Our covert support for highly undemocratic regimes and manipulation of local politics, are hidden from the American people but are well known to those of the countries where we carry act. We could regain moral authority in the world by living up to our own ideals and principles.
Little thought was given to the lessons of Vietnam. Blame of others prevented judgment.
Liberal forces were seen by too many Americans as unconcerned for our security.
Show them who’s in charge and how important you can be.
Don’t fire your employees when their incompetence and maliciousness becomes apparent.
Don’t act to help the collapsed Iraqi economy or help put industries back on a good footing, on the grounds that the “market” would magically produce prosperity effortlessly.
Invade and destroy the Sunni city of Fallujah in November, 2004, to assist motivating the Sunnis into joining the insurgency. This also makes certain that they would boycott the January, 2005, elections, a boycott that excluded them from power and from a significant voice in crafting the new constitution, which they then rejected.
Work to install corrupt Ahmad Chalabi as the dictator of Iraq, and refuse to plan for a post-war administration of the country.
Announce that the US would “kill or capture radical” Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr in spring, 2004, throwing the country into considerable turmoil for months.
Reply to guerrilla provocations with ruthless search and destroy missions that humiliate and anger ever more Iraqis, driving them to support or join the guerrilla movement.
Fire tens of thousands of mostly Sunni Arab state employees for having belonged to the Baath Party, leaving large numbers of Sunnis penniless and without hope of employment.
Dissolve the Iraqi Army in May, 2003, and send 400,000 men home, unemployed, resentful and heavily armed.
Allow widespread looting after the fall of Saddam, on the grounds that “stuff happens,” “democracy is messy,” and “how many vases can they have?” therefore signaling that there would be no serious attempt to provide law and order in American Iraq.
Very soon a new industry called “The Lessons of Iraq” will be born, as the search for the exit plan continues against the background of the theme “who lost Iraq.”
Recognize jihadist terrorism is a baby born of our policies.
Liberate America from dependence on Persian Gulf oil.
Remove our military presence in the region.
Restore principle to American foreign policy.
Our covert support for highly undemocratic regimes and manipulation of local politics, are hidden from the American people but are well known to those of the countries where we carry act. We could regain moral authority in the world by living up to our own ideals and principles.
Little thought was given to the lessons of Vietnam. Blame of others prevented judgment.
Liberal forces were seen by too many Americans as unconcerned for our security.
