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War and Iraq
I am deeply concerned about the dire situation in Iraq, and the certainty that, should Washington pursue its plans to attack the country, it will be innocent Iraqis who will bear the brunt of the onslaught, who will suffer even more than they have already suffered.
I fail to understand how the need to replace a regime can justify a war whose consequences will have an horrendous impact on the lives of thousands, perhaps millions, of innocent civilians. It is a completely unnecessary war, for Americans have themselves conceded that Saddam Hussein does not currently possess nuclear arms. They argue that he might be able to acquire some in the future but this is true of every country in the world and cannot sensibly imply that every country in the world should be subjected to such an attack.
It is the US in fact, that possesses a massive arsenal of nuclear weapons, as does its allies, such as Britain and Israel. As for the notion that Saddam has wreaked havoc on Iraq, and on whole swathes of the Iraqi population, well this is hardly news. And who, for more than a decade, served as his accomplices in wreaking this havoc. Well, none other than those who are now planning to attack Iraq.
Even if they claim that they are waging this war so as to stop future bloodshed and destruction, how can we guarantee that we are safe from the bloodshed and destruction this war is going to cause for us? The world has no need of further wars, and the role of the greatest world power should be to stop, rather than wage, new wars.
Based on an interview by Mohamed Salmawy
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