BUSH BLIND TO THE REALITY WITH IRAN’S IRAQI INFLUENCE
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political Activist
You know, back in the mid-90s, there was an attempted coup by the Shiites against Saddam Hussein’s government.
The running theory with the Clinton administration back then was this: If the Shiites were somehow successful and overthrew the powerless dictator, the Shiites in control of Iraq’s government would be more open towards Iran and less friendly towards the US’s Middle Eastern interests.
So what happen?
Well according to history, the CIA pulled its support of the intended coup, and a few prominent Iraqis pulled theirs as well–allowing Saddam to pretty much put down the coup any way he saw fit.
Now fast-forward to 2007, and now we are seeing some of the results of what a Shiite-dominated government is doing to our Middle-East interests.
While Bush is rattling his toy saber at Iran for arming the Shiite militias, it’s funny how he never saw this one coming.
By installing a Shiite-dominated government without any foresight to what had happened in the 90s, Bush has effectively killed our influence in the Middle East–and thus allowing countries like Iran and Syria to grow strong again after a quarter-century of checks and balances by previous administrations.
Iran now has every right to meddle in the affairs of Iraq–by supporting its Shiite brethren in their fight against both the US-led coalition and the Sunni-led insurgency.
So it will do whatever it takes to see this operation through--and Malaki will go along with it willingly.
And there is little we can do to stop them from accomplishing their underlying objectives.
But as always, Bush will be blind to this reality. Because this arrogant man of a President still cannot connect the dots on his own.
Even with help.
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1@yahoo.com
posted by Schuyler Thorpe @ 1:42 PM
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