Bush blames Iraq’s instability on Hussein
<<Bush said Iraq’s instability “is the legacy of Saddam — a tyrant who exacerbated ethnic divisions to keep himself in power.”>>
This is a really funny example of history on its head:
Iraq as a nation is an artificial construction, engineered by the british around 1920, mostly upon what was previously Mesopotamia. The goal was Oil, which had just a few years earlier, during WW1 been identified as the most important geostrategic target. As the great Colonial masters the British were at that time, they knew exactly how to knit together a society, that was fit for colonial-style government, including giving power to one of the smaller ethnic groups; the Sunnis.
So when Saddam seized power, he inherited a british-made structure specifically designed for dictatorial ruling. That was what he then did. Bush’s administration must fully well know this historic background, so for Bush to whine about it is pathetic. Camon Bush, just pick up the leashes.
<<If troops were withdrawn now, Iraq would turn into a safe haven for terrorists, who could arm themselves with weapons of mass destruction and could attack moderate governments in the Middle East, he [Bush] said.>>
This is also really brilliant: There were no terrorists in Iraq prior to Bush’s invasion – at least not on any scale comparable to the current level. So now Bush has created a terrorist-nest, and thereby a nice excuse for his troops to continue the occupation. Also he reveals that the main reason for the prolonged occupation is AMERICAN SECURITY, not Iraqi security. That is by the way not quite true, but should be translated from “American Security” to Economic interests of Bush and Cohorts.
See the paralel to 911? Bush creates his own pretexts for his military aggression.