La Tortue Cynique / The Cynical Turtle

Is anger the answer?

I doubt... I recently read some weblogs whose one of the favourite topic is French and more generally European bashing. Some Americans seem to get really upset that not everybody agrees with a war plan in Iraq. I've read that this war is not about oil for Bush's government, and French don't want the war in order to keep their oil investment alive. Even if it's not completely false, I would have liked to say it's laughable, but instead I'm sad. When I was younger, I would have called those people narrow-minded, then I grew up. I don't know their environment, I don't read Thomas Friedman evey week, I've only heard about the media propaganda, but I can't say this propaganda is real.

There are some facts: 1979 Saddam Hussein becomes president, 1980 beginning of Iraq-Iran war, 1988 end of Iran-Iraq war, 1990 Kuwait invasion, 1991 beginning of the inspections, 1999 after many rounds, inspectors give up after some sites are forbidden because of American spies, 2003 we MUST RUSH and change Iraqi's governement AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. In 1979 I was barely walking. In 1991 I wondered why Saddam Hussein was still president if he was so evil? In 1999, I'd almost forgotten that Saddam Hussein was still president of Iraq. 2003, I re-discover that Mr. Hussein is not a newcomer, I discover that the only long period under Hussein's reign where there's some peace in this country (but an extreme misery), is under this game with the UN. What shall we do? Try to fight this misery and go on playing with Hussein, or take the risk to lighten the Persian Gulf? Attack and kill this population after 12 years of embargo (with the legendary collateral damages)? And be as succesful as 12 years ago?

I don't see any new fact, I don't see a real plan to help Iraqis, I'm sorry, call me a bloody stubborn and stupid French bastard who needs to be bashed, but I don't see a need for a war.(Regional news, 2003/02/10 17:39) lien permanent