From: Omar
Date: April 9 2003
No one ever doubted we could take over Iraq, but was it the right thing to
do for America? If Bush wants to once-and-for-all prove that his intention
behind invading Iraq was to free the Iraqi people, he will turn over administration
of that country to the United Nations, which is the only body in the world
with the legal authority to do so. Anything short of this will prove that
the conquest of Iraq was nothing less than a power and oil grab. Below are
some talking points you may want to consider.
Talking points:
· No one ever doubted we would win the battle of Baghdad, but we've
lost the war that matters most to our security and that is the war for the
hearts and minds of the world's 1.2 billion Muslims.
· The Bush Administration's unnecessary and unprovoked conquest of
Iraq has become the Arab and Muslim worlds' September 11th.
· In spite of the Bush Administration's claims, it was repeatedly shown
that the Iraqi regime had nothing to do with Al-Qaeda or September 11th. Yet,
the big winner as a result of the Bush Administration's conquest of Iraq is
Osama Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda and the Islamic extremists.
· By taking over an Arab country that was clearly shown to pose no
threat to the United States, the Bush Administration's conquest of Iraq has
made us less safe, not more.
· How is it that a country that was supposed to be such a threat to
the United States was conquered with such relative ease? What happened to
the destruction of dams, bridges, oil fields, and unleashed chemical weapons
the Bush Administration said we would see the Iraqi regime resort to?
· Was Iraq really a threat or was that just a ploy to deceive the public
into supporting the Bush Administration's conquest of that country?
· Naturally, Iraqis are going to celebrate the toppling of the oppressive
Iraqi regime. This doesn't mean they are going to like our occupation of their
country.
· When Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982, the Lebanese threw rice and
flowers on the Israelis, welcoming them as liberators from the domination
of the PLO. We now know what later happened in Lebanon. Remember, there was
no Hizbollah before Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982.
· The Administration is misguided to think post-war Iraq will be like
post-war Japan or Germany. Gaza or Lebanon are the more appropriate and likely
scenarios for this Middle Eastern country.
· The Bush Administration wants us to now believe we took over Iraq
to free the Iraqi people. It is the only justification they have left since
all the others (links to Al-Qaeda; nuclear weapons; missiles) have all been
shown to be fabrications. [see http://www.prioritypeace.org/WarTruth-3.pdf].
· If the Bush Administration wants to prove that its intention behind
invading Iraq was to liberate the Iraqi people, then we must immediately give
the administration of Iraq to the United Nations, which is the only body that
has the legal authority to do so.
· The best way to support our troops now is to bring them home to their
families and turn the administration of Iraq over the United Nations.