U.S. intelligence learned of the invasion plans several days in advance, but no deterrence was attempted.
Although we don't know that Bush Sr. deliberately baited Iraq, skeptics should consider that President Carter's Secretary of State, Zbigniew Brzezinski, publicly bragged that the U.S. funded the Mujahedeen of Afghanistan six months before the Soviet Union invaded (in 1979) in an attempt to provoke the Soviets into an "unwinnable" war.
Western oil companies still aim to repossess Iraq's oil, and they need Hussein removed to do it.
Although we don't know that Bush Sr. deliberately baited Iraq, skeptics should consider that President Carter's Secretary of State, Zbigniew Brzezinski, publicly bragged that the U.S. funded the Mujahedeen of Afghanistan six months before the Soviet Union invaded (in 1979) in an attempt to provoke the Soviets into an "unwinnable" war.
Western oil companies still aim to repossess Iraq's oil, and they need Hussein removed to do it.
So it shouldn't surprise us that Bush's war drums haven't missed a beat even after Hussein conceded to the return of U.N. weapons inspectors in September.
Mr. Bush seems to continue our tendency to base alliances less on a nation's degree of democracy, peacefulness, or freedom than whether they open markets to transnational corporations.
Thus, China gets friendly relations while Cuba gets sanctions and Iraq gets threats of annihilation.
It's a serious decision to send our soldiers to war to defend our national security; for Mr. Bush to send them into battle to serve corporate oil interests would be tantamount to treason.
Mr. Bush seems to continue our tendency to base alliances less on a nation's degree of democracy, peacefulness, or freedom than whether they open markets to transnational corporations.
Thus, China gets friendly relations while Cuba gets sanctions and Iraq gets threats of annihilation.
It's a serious decision to send our soldiers to war to defend our national security; for Mr. Bush to send them into battle to serve corporate oil interests would be tantamount to treason.
Devin Nordberg writes for ReclaimDemocracy.org, a non-profit organization working to restore citizen authority over corporations.
Published on Friday, October 11, 2002 by ReclaimDemocracy.org
http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org
Published on Friday, October 11, 2002 by ReclaimDemocracy.org
http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org