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Iraq news: Tony Blair airbrushing role in creating Isis in Iraq
Blaming Obama for Iraq's Chaos
Thus, there is almost no attention to the fact that before the U.S. overthrow (and subsequent hanging) of Iraqs Saddam Hussein, there was no al-Qaeda threat in Iraq or Syria.
That threat emerged only after the U.S. invasion and the Bush administrations rash decision to disband the Iraqi army. Then, as U.S. forces fought to crush Sunni resistance to Iraqs new U.S.-backed Shiite-dominated government, Iraq became a magnet for Sunni extremists from across the Middle East, a force that coalesced into the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Yet, the great divide in the Iraq War narrative came in 2007-08 when the neocons sought to salvage their blood-spattered reputations by inserting the myth of the successful surge, hailing Bushs decision to escalate the war by dispatching some 30,000 additional U.S. troops. Though the surge initially was accompanied by a surge in killing, the gradual reduction in the violence was cited as proof of Bushs heroic wisdom.
Other explanations for the decline in Iraqi violence were ignored, including the fact that some key policies, such as buying-off Sunni tribes in Anbar Province and applying high-tech methods for hunting down al-Qaeda leaders, were initiated before the surge although their impact only became clear later. And, the violence also subsided because the Iraqi people finally recognized that a timetable was being set for the removal of all U.S. troops, a process completed in 2011.
The Debacle in Iraq | Global Research
The Iraq war was not a humanitarian crusade to bring democracy to the Iraqi people. It was justified on the basis of lies about weapons of mass destruction and nonexistent ties between Baghdad and Al Qaeda and was carried out to further US imperialisms drive to assert hegemony over the Middle East and its vast energy reserves. Far from providing a better destiny to the Iraqis, the war laid waste to an entire society.
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis were killed by the US war, millions more were turned into refugees, and every facet of the economic, social and political infrastructure holding the country together was reduced to rubble. Nearly 4,500 US troops lost their lives, tens of thousands were wounded, and hundreds of thousands were left with the psychological and emotional toll of having been part of a dirty colonial-style war. Trillions of dollars were squandered on a criminal enterprise that enriched politically connected contractors and oil companies, while leaving Iraqs population in a state of abject misery.
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We all knew this day was coming. Republicans live in a permanent state of delusion. Outside the GOP, the rest of the world knows what happened and who did it. Republicans may try to deflect and scheme, but the jig is up. Everyone knows. This is the worst GOP debacle since, wow, where to begin? There have been so many.
Blaming Obama for Iraq's Chaos
Thus, there is almost no attention to the fact that before the U.S. overthrow (and subsequent hanging) of Iraqs Saddam Hussein, there was no al-Qaeda threat in Iraq or Syria.
That threat emerged only after the U.S. invasion and the Bush administrations rash decision to disband the Iraqi army. Then, as U.S. forces fought to crush Sunni resistance to Iraqs new U.S.-backed Shiite-dominated government, Iraq became a magnet for Sunni extremists from across the Middle East, a force that coalesced into the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Yet, the great divide in the Iraq War narrative came in 2007-08 when the neocons sought to salvage their blood-spattered reputations by inserting the myth of the successful surge, hailing Bushs decision to escalate the war by dispatching some 30,000 additional U.S. troops. Though the surge initially was accompanied by a surge in killing, the gradual reduction in the violence was cited as proof of Bushs heroic wisdom.
Other explanations for the decline in Iraqi violence were ignored, including the fact that some key policies, such as buying-off Sunni tribes in Anbar Province and applying high-tech methods for hunting down al-Qaeda leaders, were initiated before the surge although their impact only became clear later. And, the violence also subsided because the Iraqi people finally recognized that a timetable was being set for the removal of all U.S. troops, a process completed in 2011.
The Debacle in Iraq | Global Research
The Iraq war was not a humanitarian crusade to bring democracy to the Iraqi people. It was justified on the basis of lies about weapons of mass destruction and nonexistent ties between Baghdad and Al Qaeda and was carried out to further US imperialisms drive to assert hegemony over the Middle East and its vast energy reserves. Far from providing a better destiny to the Iraqis, the war laid waste to an entire society.
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis were killed by the US war, millions more were turned into refugees, and every facet of the economic, social and political infrastructure holding the country together was reduced to rubble. Nearly 4,500 US troops lost their lives, tens of thousands were wounded, and hundreds of thousands were left with the psychological and emotional toll of having been part of a dirty colonial-style war. Trillions of dollars were squandered on a criminal enterprise that enriched politically connected contractors and oil companies, while leaving Iraqs population in a state of abject misery.
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We all knew this day was coming. Republicans live in a permanent state of delusion. Outside the GOP, the rest of the world knows what happened and who did it. Republicans may try to deflect and scheme, but the jig is up. Everyone knows. This is the worst GOP debacle since, wow, where to begin? There have been so many.
