So The United States Is Invading Iraq Again by Ms Caitlin Johnstone!
(2020-01-11 at 12:38:43 )

So The United States Is Invading Iraq Again by Ms Caitlin Johnstone

So the United States has decided to become an invading, occupying force in Iraq again.

It will not be as exciting as last time.

There will be no "shock and awe" invasion tactics this time.

The invaders will not even have to enter the country, because they are already there. It will be a very boring, underwhelming sequel that leaves everyone feeling generally pessimistic about life and human existence.

Like This Is 40.

If the initial invasion of Iraq was a violent sexual assault by a stranger in a dark alley, this one is more like an abusive husband raping his wife and then making her cook him dinner. But it is just as much a violent violation of personal sovereignty in both instances.

The United States State Department has issued a press statement in response to Iraqs vote to demand that the United States remove its military presence from the nation, saying the United States will not even discuss a troop withdrawal. I am just going to post the whole thing here, because its language is so creepy, disgusting and abusive that it should really be read carefully and in full:

" The United States of America is a force for good in the Middle East. Our military presence in Iraq is to continue the fight against ISIS and as the Secretary has said, we are committed to protecting United States of Americans, Iraqis, and our coalition partners. We have been unambiguous regarding how crucial our D-ISIS mission is in Iraq. At this time, any delegation sent to Iraq would be dedicated to discussing how to best recommit to our strategic partnership-not to discuss troop withdrawal, but our right, appropriate force posture in the Middle East. Today, a NATO delegation is at the State Department to discuss increasing NATOs role in Iraq, in line with the Presidents desire for burden sharing in all of our collective defense efforts. There does, however, need to be a conversation between the United States and Iraqi governments not just regarding security, but about our financial, economic, and diplomatic partnership. We want to be a friend and partner to a sovereign, prosperous, and stable Iraq."

That last part is my favorite. A "friend and partner to a sovereign, prosperous, and stable Iraq."

Like, of course we want you to be a sovereign nation! Just not the kind of sovereign where your elected government has any say in what happens in your country. We want you to be the kind of sovereign nation that does everything our government tells it to do. That kind of sovereignty we can really get behind!

I also love the "United States of America is a force for good in the Middle East" bit.

Right.

When a bunch of guys with guns show up at my house, start killing my family members and refuse to leave, the first thing I am going to think is, "These guys are such a force of good!"

Just as a side note, if you ever find yourself in any kind of relationship with someone who violates your personal sovereignty in this way and then uses the sort of I am-your-friend, this-is-for-your-own-good language used by the State Department above to justify it, run, do not walk, out the door.

Because you are dealing with a full-fledged sociopath.

Since 2014, the United States of Americas military presence in Iraq has been at the consent and invitation of the Iraqi government, the democratically elected government the United States has used to justify its regime change intervention both before the invasion and ever since.

Now that permission has been revoked, and the United States government has suddenly lost all interest in Iraqi freedom and democracy.

This United States government, incidentally, is being led by a president who campaigned in 2016 on the platform of bringing the troops home from nations like Iraq.

So to recap, in 2003 the United States wanted to occupy Iraq, and Iraq told them to fuck off.

The United States responded by invading, killing a million people, killing Saddam Hussein, tearing apart its Ba ath party, tearing apart its military, rebuilding the whole system from scratch, installing a puppet regime, and creating a narrative about being Iraqs "friend and partner" instead of an illegal occupying force.

The end result after 17 years? The United States wants to occupy Iraq, and Iraq is telling them to fuck off.

The invasion of Iraq has been a senseless, unforgivable evil from the very beginning, and it remains so to this day, to the exact same extent.

Nothing that was done was justifiable in any way, shape or form.

Those million Iraqis died for no legitimate reason.

The thousands of United States soldiers died for no legitimate reason.

Nothing was accomplished but the advancement of brute force control over a region the United States has no business being in and an energy resource we have got no business relying on anymore.

A force for good? Bitch, you misspelled farce.

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