In an unusually realistic assessment of Israeli perspectives under the American Roadmap plan, Bush hailed Israel as a model for Iraq. Presumably, if Israelis do not want to travel down the Iraqi road, their should reject the American peace plan.
The American president said he envisages a victory in Iraq as “a dawn of a Middle East where leaders are at peace with their own people.” Sure, and wolves with lay down with lambs.
Bush is so removed from the facts. He claimed that soccer matches and crowded markets are signs of normalcy in Iraq. In fact, soccer matches never ceased in Iraq and markets were always crowded as most Iraqis buy food there.
Bush defined a new American goal in Iraq: democracy there must function despite the car bombings. In other words, America can withdraw anytime, since Iraq already has a functioning democratic façade. Israel will be left to deal with a terrorist state of Iraq, a mega-Gaza.
Bush’s vision for Israel: a democracy functioning despite continuous violence | |
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Sure, what’s wrong with Bush’s vision? Are you afraid it will work? That the people of Iraq will find common ground? Sure, they’ll be fighting like cats and dogs, but not with bullets and bombs. Hopefully, some of their neighbors will take notice. Iraq’s common enemy is Iran, and has been for years. It is Iran’s goal to destabilize the entire Middle East. One of Iran’s long term goals is to get Iraq’s oil. And, gon’t forget, Iran’s ally is Russia, who has been supplying Iran with advanced missiles, planes, and other weaponry. It gets complicated, once you start thinking about it.
I have a problem with some American functionary telling me to live under “continuous violence.” Instead, I would prefer killing my enemies.