The Iraq occupation has continued with blood spilt on all sides. Today there has been news released of another decapitation video killing of an American.
If you want to see it, go here (Link Removed - Mod)
You need a strong stomach, this one was way worse than the video of the Nick Berg one.
This is the problem with foreign incursion and armed takeover - violence. These are not the actions of stable, predictable groups but these are far too common to be pushed aside as a select few insane religious/extremist/murderous/ideological people. This ismore a reflection of a large amount of opposition to the foreign efforts in the country (no matter what the ulterior motives of the US were, they're there now and the restoration of Iraq is now the issue). Although it is doubtful in a significant of the opposition are prepared to go these lengths to oust the foreigners it is an issue. It can not be put down to crazed religious terrorism as it has only sprouted recently on this level in Iraq.
Throughout colonial rule in Iraq control was never universal. Now we see the different tribal/war lord/cleric claims to separate areas of the country, much like Afghanistan. Problem here is Iraq is crucial for the global economy and this anarchic tirade is not to good for business, apart from the human casualties - including the deaths of Iraqis from Coalition hands.
Whether going in was correct or not (not in my opinion, as expressed 999999 times) this is a problem. I question the resolve of the coalition leaders the United States as the real motives in Iraq had nothing to do with Iraqi freedom, and the effort to lead the humanitarian and "democratic" crusade in Iraq may not exist in say, five years time.
My prediction is, the foreign powers will leave within a few years, perhaps there will be less violence, perhaps a tyrant has been removed - as they will claim, but the people will not be better off, and would not be progressing to betterment of their conditions.
Unless of course they put in place another tyrant.
EDIT BY LEUNGTL: I don't think it's appropiate to post the link to this video here in SG. However, if you really do want the video, PM JTNY.
RESPONSE JTNY: Cool.
If you want to see it, go here (Link Removed - Mod)
You need a strong stomach, this one was way worse than the video of the Nick Berg one.
This is the problem with foreign incursion and armed takeover - violence. These are not the actions of stable, predictable groups but these are far too common to be pushed aside as a select few insane religious/extremist/murderous/ideological people. This ismore a reflection of a large amount of opposition to the foreign efforts in the country (no matter what the ulterior motives of the US were, they're there now and the restoration of Iraq is now the issue). Although it is doubtful in a significant of the opposition are prepared to go these lengths to oust the foreigners it is an issue. It can not be put down to crazed religious terrorism as it has only sprouted recently on this level in Iraq.
Throughout colonial rule in Iraq control was never universal. Now we see the different tribal/war lord/cleric claims to separate areas of the country, much like Afghanistan. Problem here is Iraq is crucial for the global economy and this anarchic tirade is not to good for business, apart from the human casualties - including the deaths of Iraqis from Coalition hands.
Whether going in was correct or not (not in my opinion, as expressed 999999 times) this is a problem. I question the resolve of the coalition leaders the United States as the real motives in Iraq had nothing to do with Iraqi freedom, and the effort to lead the humanitarian and "democratic" crusade in Iraq may not exist in say, five years time.
My prediction is, the foreign powers will leave within a few years, perhaps there will be less violence, perhaps a tyrant has been removed - as they will claim, but the people will not be better off, and would not be progressing to betterment of their conditions.
Unless of course they put in place another tyrant.
EDIT BY LEUNGTL: I don't think it's appropiate to post the link to this video here in SG. However, if you really do want the video, PM JTNY.
RESPONSE JTNY: Cool.