The dilemma of U.S. Administration in Iraq [Archives:2006/940/Opinion]
By: Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh
Since the U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq, President George W. Bush has insisted on defending himself and his mistake as he stumbled into a swamp filled with innocent blood.
He and his country need not be in this dilemma, which continues exacerbating situations in Iraq, the U.S., countries neighboring Iraq and the Arab region. The superpower is lucky, as facts are not entirely concealed. Moreover, some men and women are brave enough to uncover what is behind the official curtain where Bush and his allies – who caused the catastrophe and paved its path with bloodstained flowers – are hiding.
What arouses curiosity is that some in the U.S. Administration acknowledge the facts concerning what is happening in Iraq, confront any fools, lies or fabrications and feel embarrassed to reserve any facts. Among them is U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who proved that she is able to disclose scandals in Iraq and mistakes committed by Bush and his administration despite her tighter bond with the White House and its officials, mainly President Bush.
The frank confession Rice made regarding thousands of massive mistakes the occupiers have committed in an innocent country reflects her early environment, as well as her being a university professor who abides by at least minimum objectivity and validity. Rice's confessions and condemnations sparked reactions from conservative White House officials, namely Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and others who attempt to 'cover the sunray with the sieve,' as the Arab proverb says.
The malignance of those conservative officials intensified, as Rice's declarations coincided with the eve of the third anniversary of Iraq's occupation and its consequences, including Baghdad's fall and dominating the nation under the alleged umbrella of U.S. protection. Rice's declarations spoiled celebration of the unreal triumph strategy, which was termed the most failed invasion in history. Liberation was the strategy's slogan but its aim was to destroy Iraq and divide it into smaller states and factions similar in size and population to Israel, which is satisfied with what is happening in Iraq.
U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq for the sake of oil; the absurd liquid, which days has proved that it will burn the occupation forces, as well as making it possible for them to control the country.
Rice's declarations created a gap in the U.S Administration by revealing facts to the American people, who are on the way to reaching a consensus, denouncing new conservatives who insult the U.S. by trying to deviate it from its principles of peace into war. The Iraqi issue, plus crimes the White House committed on its own soil, constitute a theme of uprising to overthrow Bush and his regime as soon as possible.
Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Maqaleh is Yemen's prominent poet and intellectual. He is the director of the Yemeni Center for Studies.
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