-Caveat Lector- There could be a few reasons why US is still bombing Iraq. Either he won't go along with the NWO and they hope he will be replaced by their stooge, more depopulation, they want the ancient country where the Freemason goddesses resided devastated so they can take over it, they want the Islamic nations to get revenge so martial law can be brought about quickly in US, or they are trying to use up y2k non compliant missiles - the latter has been given by military analyists. Can anyone else think of any other reasons? Nicky http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_btl/19990915_xcbtl_the_iraqi_.shtml The Iraqi quagmire by Joseph Farah ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- They are little stories. For those of you who still read conventional newspapers, they don't even make the international briefings any more. But the Associated Press and a few other news agencies continue to file reports based largely on press releases from the Pentagon, or, more likely, from an entity called "the U.S. European Command." I'm talking about the nearly daily bombing of Iraq by U.S. and British aircraft. It's been going on at a rather intense level for nearly a year. But it has continued intermittently since 1991 and the Persian Gulf War. Here's a typical AP report from earlier this week: "U.S. warplanes bombed two Iraqi air defense sites Monday in response to Iraqi anti-aircraft fire, the U.S. military said. "The planes bombed an air-defense warning site south of the city of Mosul, about 250 miles north of Baghdad, the military said in a statement released from the Germany-based U.S. European Command. They also bombed an anti-aircraft artillery site northwest of Mosul. "The air-defense warning site was part of a wider Iraqi air-defense system that had regularly targeted planes patrolling the no-fly zone over northern Iraq, the statement said. The same site was bombed during routine patrols Friday in response to Iraqi fire. "All aircraft returned safely to Incirlik air base in southern Turkey. Damage to Iraqi installations was being assessed, the statement said. "U.S. and British planes have patrolled no-fly zones over north and south Iraq since the 1991 Persian Gulf War, to protect Kurdish and Shiite minorities from the forces of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. "Iraq regards the zones as violations to international law and has challenged the allied planes since December." Now, I'm no fan of Saddam Hussein. He is certainly one of the most brutal dictators in the world today. But, the questions must be asked: "What are we doing in Iraq today? What are we hoping to accomplish? When will we be able to stop dropping bombs? How will we know when our objectives have been achieved? What are our objectives?" There is a silent war taking place. Most Americans are oblivious to it because the war has long been forgotten by the headline writers. I suspect our leaders in Washington like it that way. Americans don't seem to mind protracted wars of this kind so long as there are few U.S. casualties involved. We don't see the bombs dropping on the nightly news programs. We seldom hear about them or read about them, so our consciences are clear. I think America is playing a very dangerous game. We are accomplishing nothing with our bomb raids on Iraq. If we were actually hitting militarily significant targets, why would this war be going into its ninth year? These bombing runs must be like many of those the U.S. conducted on North Vietnam -- you know, don't hit any real targets, just let them know we're still here. It may not be meaningful militarily, but it is meaningful to the people on the ground being bombed on a daily basis. It's also meaningful to their friends in other neighboring countries who already perceive the U.S. as the Great Satan. Just look at what has been happening in Russia in the last week if you want to know how dangerous it is to play the imperial role with the Islamic world. Hundreds of people have been killed in terrorist bombings -- people who thought they were far from the war zone in Dagestan, people who thought they were living safely and securely, people who may not have been aware of the fighting taking place in a foreign land. Frankly, I'm surprised America has not experienced a heavier cost for such misguided policies already. The U.S. has no business bombing Iraq. The excuses are running thin. Does anyone in Washington really care about the Kurds and the Shiite minorities in Iraq? Is anyone monitoring their situation? Has the bombing improved their plight? What strategic objectives have been accomplished through this mad bombing? And, most importantly, when will it end? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- A daily radio broadcast adaptation of Joseph Farah's commentaries can be heard at http://www.ktkz.com/ DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. 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