BROKEN MISSION: “NOT CONNECTING THE DOTS”

When the Japanese ‘Kamikaze’ pilots bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, no one could decipher intelligence chatter within the Department of the Navy, the Pentagon, the NSA, CIA, Army Intelligence, FBI, and in Congress. The same can be said for the event of September 11th, nearly seven years ago. Since this is the case, why do the Bush Administration and the same bureaucracy think that a Democratic Iraq, consisting of Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish factions will lead to a stable Middle East? The last time Iraq was a power in the Middle East, although under the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein, ‘SCUD’ missiles were launched into Kuwait and Haifa, Israel.

It is doubtful that the Israelis are as supportive of a stronger Iraq and the citizens of Kuwait should be wary of future attempts to annex the region to be included back within the ancient territory of Iraq. When Iraq finally does becomes a stable political and military entity, the American, European, and UN troops will not have any control over a self-governing nation; and under International Law the United States and her allies will be without legal authority to interfere in the internal disputes within the country as well as get involved in external ones outside the country. When Iraq finally exercises its national sovereignty, it might be at odds with U.S. policy or objectives and there is nothing outside the threat of economic sanctions that can be done about it.


Robert Randle
776 Commerce St. #B-11
Tacoma, WA 98402
June 28, 2008
pbks@hotmail.com