Thursday, May 3, 2007

So Typical

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It is so typical of the Arab countries to close their doors in front of any initiative to help Iraq. I am not surprised to hear that they are not willing to drop off the billions of Saddam debts, which he used in his wars. They are doing their best to make sure Iraq becomes the worst place in the area so that they keep their countries safe, stronger and more prosperous than Iraq. They know very well that if Iraq stands on its feet again, they will be gone, not by Saddam-style military operations, but by huge economical prosperity.

The BBC reported from Sharm al-Sheikh in Egypt that some Arab countries, particularly Sunni Arab nations like Kuwait, are still keeping their distance from Iraq except Egypt which agreed to write off all the money it was owed by Iraq.

These countries refused to drop off the debts and some did not even mention the issue despite the calls for the International Compact with Iraq, which sets ambitious benchmarks to achieve a stable, united, democratic Iraq within five years.

Of course, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are two of the most countries that are ignoring this issue. But as I said, it’s typical of them. I don’t know why they are even participating in this conference. I wonder when Iraq will take the initiative of withdrawing from the Arab League, which is nothing but a puppet in the hands of the Arab tyrannical regimes. I like how Libya started the first initiative to do so. Although I have reservations against Qaddafi the tyrant, but I think he was smart enough to withdraw his country from this phony unity which once I believed in.

It is said that during hard times, people get to know who the friend and the enemy is. Unfortunately, we called these cowards “brothers” once upon time. But now, I raise my voice and say that they were not and will never be our brothers. What kind of brothers who mourn the death of a tyrant who did nothing but bringing destruction to one of the great countries in the region. Of course, they pray for him and cry for him. He benefited them on our expense. But wasn’t what he gave them enough? Didn’t Kuwait get revenge from all what he did in 1990? Wasn’t the war they helped in creating enough to get revenge? They vowed to destroy the entire country and they did. But isn’t it the time to stop their hatred and try to help stabilize the region? Isn’t time for them, the Saudis, the Jordanians, the Syrians and the Egyptians to try to stop flowing these criminals who tempted unemployed Iraqis and disbanded army members to destabilize the country? Don’t they know that these terrorists will move to their countries if they take over Iraq?

Don’t Arabs feel shameful that Paris Club, Bulgaria, Britain, South Korea, Australia, Denmark, Spain and China decided to drop off some of the debts while they don’t? Of course, they don’t because they are Arabs. They are disgrace to their nations and the history of Mesopotamia and the Nile Valley.

I am sure some people will say I am speaking against the tyrannical regimes only. NO, I am speaking against the people as well who cried rivers of tears on Saddam when he was executed. I don’t feel honored to have those as brothers or sisters. I am proud to respect and admire only those who really supported Iraq and Iraqis with their blood, education, assistance, and everything possible to help even small groups of people, not those “brothers and sisters” who did nothing but send suicide bombers and cry on someone who did all what he could to destroy Iraq and give it on a burned plate to foreigners and terrorists.

I am glad Iraqis are no more silent about this. I am glad Iraqis can see the real face of the Arabs who call Iraqis traitors because Saddam was gone. Well, they are the traitors. They are the terrorists and they are the ones who deserve to be spat at.