[Peace-discuss] Comment: Resistance is the first step towards Iraqi indep...

[Dlind49 at aol.com]

During my own personal discussions with Tariq following a talk / symposium 
that  we both attended it was perfectly clear that not only is the U.S. 
unwelcome but that the UN is viewed as the enemy too. Any foreign group is viewed as 
the enemy. THAT IS IN REALITY COMMON SENSE  BUT TODAY U.S. AND BRITISH AND 
AUSTRALIAN AND UN OFICIALS AND OTHER LEADERS THINK THAT THEIR GOALS ARE RIGHT AND 
THE ONLY WAY IS TO FORCE ACCEPTANCE-  That is pure arrogance.  UN officials 
condoned what has happened from previous battles, intervention over many years, 
the sanctions, and now Gulf War 2. The recent atacks are simple small unit 
comabt tactics that are very easy to plan and very easy to complete.  IED- 
improvised explosive devices area dime a dozen and anyone who goen through basic 
military training has the ability to make and use these.  Right now as expressed 
for years in many situations  any foreign occupation of Iraq will be met with 
force. The discussions of more UN troops or troops from any nation is stupid. 
They are unwelcome and will be met with attacks. And all of these individuals 
from other groups who go in to help are also a target. They are viewed as 
imposing their believes and ideas and own goals.    If we want to stop this now we 
need to ensure the warrior knows the real costs of battle- not some 
idealistic version of peace, hope, charity. Those concepts do not compute.        

Today- in comparison to history is just like early american actions during 
thecperiod 1765- 1775 to force the British out. 

And maybe peace will eventualy happen but not without death dying, injury, 
and destruction. The current as on the past    U.S., UN, etc. goals have nothing 
to do with freedom but geopolitical-economic control and power. And then gain 
while our news repoerters focus on U.S. combat related deaths and injuries 
they completely ignore those Iraqi's who die, are injured, or become sick 
because of deliberate U.S., British, Australian, and UN actions. 

doug