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China Gloats as Beijing Buys Iraq
Twenty years after the US took down Saddam Hussein,
Beijing is reaping the spoils.
Beijing is reaping the spoils.
China Gloats as Beijing Buys Iraq - Liberty Nation News
What China might do two decades later was not part of the calculus in the US and its allies taking down the Iraqi army and
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As is often the case with noble purposes, the results do not meet expectations. What China might do two decades later was not part of the calculus in the US and its allies taking down the Iraqi army and freeing the Iraqi people. The US invasion and liberation of Iraq in March 2003 lasted 21 days, ending on April 9, when Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime collapsed and major combat engagements for US and partner forces stopped. Twenty years later, pundits and perfect-hindsight-seers heap criticism on America for either bungling Operation Iraqi Freedom or for starting it in the first place.
How Much Are Americans Paying? However, some believe the absence of a US military stationed in Iraq has opened wide the door for a Chinese economic and political presence that will prove inimical to US interests. Gloating over what it says is a “brighter future with Chinese companies’ efforts,” Global Times, the CCP’s propaganda mouthpiece, asserts: “For these Chinese constructors, this is much more than just a job opportunity or business project but is a chance to make a meaningful contribution to the local people who have gone through the pain of war.” However, the Muslim Uighurs in the north-western region of Xinjiang, China, who have felt the genocidal persecution of the CCP’s iron hand, might have a different view.
Freeing Iraq Did Not Include China
By way of background, remembering what US and coalition forces did in freeing Iraqis from a vicious dictator is helpful. Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz described in a meaningful way in testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee what US and coalition intervention in Iraq meant to the Iraqi people. Wolfowitz quoted an Iraqi blogger on the first free election day the country had seen for decades:
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When the US Cat Is Away, China Will Play
But the absence of an effective US contingent in Iraq has left a vacuum of influence. Furthermore, the Biden administration seems not to notice. Consequently, current US nonchalance has left a hole in western political and economic shaping, leaving the door open for Beijing to buy its way into Iraq. And the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is taking every advantage to be part of Iraq’s future.~Snip~
Iraq is one example of when the US does not mind the store, mischief happens. The PRC doesn’t make a secret of its intentions. Liberty Nation has previously reported on the insatiable Beijing appetite for displacing the US as the superpower in the world and is insinuating itself into the economic and military fabric of one nation after another. It’s easy to look back and understand with great clarity what should have been done. Unfortunately, past ills cannot be healed easily. The Biden administration must look forward and do what needs to be done.
Commentary:
One more stupid adventure of the Forever War that has blown up in our faces. The Political clowns that rule will impoverish and slave us if we do not stop them.
The CCP doesn't have to worry about the U.S. anymore. They own us too. Our politicians primarily Democrats, RINOs and Big Business have tied themselves to the tail of China and Maoist Communism.
