Liberty

Many people were against the "liberation" of Iraq and many discussions and politicing have gone on during and since. The reasons for invasion were varied, but the one people seemed to hone in on the most was the idea of freeing a tyranized people. Now if that were the case alone most people would back the idea of liberation for the people of Iraq, but doesn't it begin to seem like the motivation for "freeing" the Iraqi people was initiated entirely by something other reason? You could make the argument that it was to destroy the countries weapons of mass destruction, but then again you would have to be able to find them to prove they actually existed . Its a big country though. I'm sure they are hidden somewhere special away from anywhere a military installation might be. For now, though, we must concede that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction (at least to the degree the US govt would have us beleive) and that the country was of no imminent threat to anyone other than themselves. "He was a brutal dictator who had to be removed for the good of the people." I don't disagree with that sentiment. He was a monster there is no doubt. So......now that one monster is down who is next? Why stop at one villain? Why not try to bring peace to the rest of the world? Recently we have been hearing more about the problems of the Congo. Nevermind that for years there has been war there and that over a million have died there in the last ten years. The Ugandan forces have pulled out and left the country feuding once again. So where are these great liberators? Lots of people being killed in the Congo and the everyday people are repressed and murdered without cause. Where is Tony Blair? Where is George Bush? This is where you can make the case that Iraq was a grab for oil resources. One of the first missions for "coalition" troops was to protect oil wells. Apparently this was for the Iraqi peoples interest and had nothing to do with the fact that the French, Germans and Russians would lose huge contracts for oil development leaving control to the US. It had nothing to do with tearing down a very rich resource country and gaining all the contracts to rebuild it with payment being made in the form of free oil. Tell me it had nothing to do with geo-political power. If it wasn't a resource grab and these governments were actually concerned for the well being of the freedom of the Iraqi people could we not expect to see peace keepers in resource poor countries such as Rwanda or the Congo? Oh wait! There are peacekeepers in the Congo. French peacekeepers. Enjoy your freedom fries.