(identity 'myron)

Mon, 27 Oct 2003

Iraq [/World]

The occupation of Iraq begins to resemble the Gaza strip, in terms of resistance. Except in Iraq, the US needs the help of others in order to rebuild the country, but no one is willing to do so because it obviously entails the risk of being blown up. The similarity lies in the use of force: it's likely that the more resolute Bush claims to be, the more resolute Iraqi resistance will be too. And the more force he applies, the more resistance he will meet.

This once again raises the question of how valid this "War on Terrorism" is, exactly. The term itself doesn't make sense, as the Iraqi occupation shows that war sows the seeds of terrorism. In essence, they're claiming to be fighting the concept of terrorism, but likewise catalysing it by using violent force to accomplish their goal. This is patently stupid.

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