Sneaking Back Into Iraq
In the name of "humanitarianism," no less!
by Justin Raimondo, August 08, 2014
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Has anyone noticed how our numerous post-Iraq military interventions ? actual and proposed ? have nearly always been the result of a sudden "humanitarian crisis"? lied into a war that should never have been fought ? is now forced to come up with an "emergency" rationale, which poses the issue in terms of "if we don't intervene immediately thousands will die."
They did it in Libya, where the results in the headlines.
They tried the same act in Syria, on passed the Syrian hot potato to Congress ? which backed down with amazing speed.
Now the War Party is Yazidis, an obscure religious sect in the northern provinces that practices an exotic mix of Islam, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism.
Yes, folks, it's another "humanitarian disaster" staring us in the face ? and, we're being told, we have nearly nonexistent Iraqi army we spent billions arming and training. The military infrastructure is there, ready and waiting.
So what should we do to help Iraq stave off an invasion by ISIS, which is now holding some 40,000 Yazidis in the northern part of the country?
The answer is: nothing. Not every problem has a solution. Not every mistake ? in this case the mistake of invading Iraq so fast he could break the time barrier and go back into the past, preventing disasters made inevitable by human folly. We must pay for our folly ? and, unfortunately, so must many others.
By the way, how much of a "crisis" is this, really? Are the Yazidis really about to be subjected to "genocide," as our hopped-up "journalists" insist? Why would ISIS murder 40,000 in cold blood? How is that going to advance their cause? Doesn't seem like very good public relations.
In any case, the Yazidis face an ominous future under the rule of ISIS ? but we should've thought of that before we empowered Iraq's Sunni tribesmen during the so-called "Arab Awakening," and instead went over to ISIS.
Phony Story Again
In the name of "humanitarianism," no less!
by Justin Raimondo, August 08, 2014
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Has anyone noticed how our numerous post-Iraq military interventions ? actual and proposed ? have nearly always been the result of a sudden "humanitarian crisis"? lied into a war that should never have been fought ? is now forced to come up with an "emergency" rationale, which poses the issue in terms of "if we don't intervene immediately thousands will die."
They did it in Libya, where the results in the headlines.
They tried the same act in Syria, on passed the Syrian hot potato to Congress ? which backed down with amazing speed.
Now the War Party is Yazidis, an obscure religious sect in the northern provinces that practices an exotic mix of Islam, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism.
Yes, folks, it's another "humanitarian disaster" staring us in the face ? and, we're being told, we have nearly nonexistent Iraqi army we spent billions arming and training. The military infrastructure is there, ready and waiting.
So what should we do to help Iraq stave off an invasion by ISIS, which is now holding some 40,000 Yazidis in the northern part of the country?
The answer is: nothing. Not every problem has a solution. Not every mistake ? in this case the mistake of invading Iraq so fast he could break the time barrier and go back into the past, preventing disasters made inevitable by human folly. We must pay for our folly ? and, unfortunately, so must many others.
By the way, how much of a "crisis" is this, really? Are the Yazidis really about to be subjected to "genocide," as our hopped-up "journalists" insist? Why would ISIS murder 40,000 in cold blood? How is that going to advance their cause? Doesn't seem like very good public relations.
In any case, the Yazidis face an ominous future under the rule of ISIS ? but we should've thought of that before we empowered Iraq's Sunni tribesmen during the so-called "Arab Awakening," and instead went over to ISIS.
Phony Story Again
