THIS IS AN ARTICLE FROM MAY/10. THE ARTICLE MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, and in hind sight it is what should have been done, if the American people had had even some of the information in it. Greed and power over took the mid-east and ego and oil are the main prize. A real eye opener when all the facts are laid out. If America’s long, unsustainably expensive and essentially stalemated wars are doing little to eliminate the so-called “terrorist” threat, what’s the alternative if Washington actually wants to eliminate terrorism? The answer is to recognize that the history of America’s misdeeds in the Middle East is the main reason for the existence of al-Qaeda. Instead of more wars, Washington must reverse its policies: • Call off the wars. Pull the troops out. Withdraw the fleet and air bases from the region. • Insist upon an equitable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and take measures to enhance Israel’s compliance. • Stop dominating and manipulating the countries of the Middle East to serve America’s interests. Discontinue support for undemocratic governments and monarchies. Apologize for decades of manipulation and violence. • Pay a huge compensation to the Iraqi people in particular. Invest heavily in eliminating poverty in the entire region and improving social services for the masses of people. • Allow the Arab people, and the Iranians as well of course, to work out their political, social and cultural contradictions and preferences without interference. The United States is not the divine instrument chosen to redeem the world, and should stop behaving as though it were. This will end jihadist terrorism. And it can all be paid for with the money Washington saves by ending its wars and subversion in the region. At this stage, only the people of the United States have the power to force their government to stop interfering in the Middle East, thus ending the retaliatory threat of terrorism. And only the people have the power to end Washington’s ongoing state terrorism against small developing countries in order to enhance its geopolitical fortunes. So far, the U.S. government, whether controlled by one or the other of the two ruling parties, has hoodwinked most Americans into actively or passively supporting its aggressive wars. This is surprisingly easy to do, not least because most of us Americans suffer not at all due to our country’s violent and criminal adventures abroad. It remains the task of those who see through the distortions and propaganda to speak up and take a public stand in opposition. To do less is to be indifferent to, or complicit with, a gross iniquity. globalresearch.ca/terrorism-causes-and-consequences/19413
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 17:42:19 +0000
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