It strikes me to see how the world has not realized yet that Iraq is already going through a civil war. Amidst all the bloodshed, politicians and officials show up on TV and say Iraq is NOT yet going through a civil war.
Kofi Annan has said publicly Iraq is teetering on "the brink of civil war". Most U.S. officials say that the violence in Iraq is called a sectarian strife and not a civil war. Only Iraqis themselves realized that what is happening now is no longer strife and the long-term unity they enjoyed before has no place among them anymore.
I don’t know how the U.S. national security adviser Stephen Hadley spoke on behalf of Iraqis few days ago. He said, "The Iraqis don't talk of it as civil war." Where did he get that from? He never asked me! He’d never been to Iraq. He represents his country’s views, not ours. So how come he speaks on our behalf?!
The uproar taken place in the Middle East became the center of attention these days. Maliki and Bush are going to meet up in Jordan. Talabani is in Iran discussing the same issue. But the solution for the real problem, which seems no one realized yet, is not by talking to neighbors. It is solved by talking to ourselves.
Iran and Syria are the first words Bush always says after the word “terrorism” when he shows up on TV with his useless remarks. Yes, these two countries are part of the problem but they are not the main problem. Let’s try to concentrate on what are the mean reason behind this civil war and try to solve them. Foreign fighters coming from Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iran are not the main reasons now. Have you read lately a foreign fighter blew himself up? No, you hear and Iraqi [Shiite or Sunni] blew up himself or shot someone dead.
I really don’t know why the U.S. administration does not want to focus on the real crisis instead of talking continuously about “terrorism”. It’s either they know the problem and don’t want to admit it [as they would look like losers] or they are trying to fool the American people by these slogans to ensure them that they are fighting “terrorism” by the time they increased it.
Now what is that internal problem? It is the Iraqi government. Yes, it is! You are going to say but it is elected. Yes, it IS elected. But have you asked the Iraqi people’s opinion of that government now? Did you hear how Maliki’s motorcade was attacked in Sadr City by people throwing stones? Who did that? Weren’t they the people whom he was elected by? Why don’t they like him now? Did you ask yourself why? They believe in their clerics militias now more than Maliki, his government and the parliament. Simply because Sadr and his militia are more powerful than Maliki. People always look for the powerful to be protected.
The government let the people down. Maliki is only a puppet and a mouthpiece of Bush. His government is only a face of fake democracy Bush claims he brought to Iraq. It is corrupt from head to toe. Militiamen are members of the security forces. They kill whoever they like and however they like, mostly by torturing the hostage first. They are not loyal to Iraq. Their loyalty is addicted to their clerics like Abdul Aziz al-Hakim and Muqtada al-Sadr.
What about the parliament? It is even worse than the government itself. Sunni politicians who were involved with insurgency-whether Iraqi or foreign- are no better than the Shiites who always defend their militias like the Mahdi Army and the Badr Troops. Well-known parliament members are known of their loyalty to these insurgents. The Iraqi Islamic Party, Adnan al-Dulaimi [who was behind Jill’s kidnapping], Salih al-Mutlaq, Mishaan al-Jubouri [whose banned channel broadcast footage of insurgency fighting in Iraq and songs of the former regime] and of course, Tariq al-Hashimi who is now the Vice President of the country.
What a blend of thieves, thugs and criminals running Iraq!
What about the secular politicians? Where are they? Probably enjoying the chilly weather in Britain or the U.S. using their second nationality. I used to like Allawi as he seemed to be a good leader. But where is he now? Why did he disappear? Where is Chalabi? Oh I forgot! He stole millions of dollars and went to enjoy them in his second country.
I exclude some secular members who really want to solve the problems but they are powerless among the hundreds of Shiite and Sunni fighting and hateful members. I’ve seen them arguing and exchanging insults when I covered some of their sessions in Baghdad. You may think this is democracy. If this democracy divides my country and kills my people, I don’t want it. Take it back and bring me back my life and my unified Iraq.
I do hope from the bottom of my heart that we revolt against this new, oppressive regime and restore our Iraq back. I know this would never happen because those who think like me are either killed by these militias and insurgents or had to leave the country after receiving death threats.
