Wonders shall never end, so they say...! I considered myself and other young people of my generation very unfortunate because of the fact that our so-called "World Leaders" are seemed not to be on our side anymore. Or how can one explain the madness, self-centredness, selfishness, superiority these acclaimed egghead world leaders are exhibiting to suppress other nations in order to control world economy. What is the essence of UN? Is UN truly in existence? Why is it that what is good for America or Britain is not good for Iraq and other nation like North Korea, South Africa? Who will save us from the hands of these good-for-nothing world leaders?
UN was established to replace the defunct League of Nations after the 2nd world war. And there was a great optimism and relief in the faces of the entire people of the world that at last; an organization that will check the misuse of power by our cruel and tyrant world leaders had been born.
But to our greatest surprise, it seemed there is still a nation that is greater than the UN and whatever such a nation says is the final. How are we going to live in peace then?
The most painful aspect of the whole decision is that non of the members of the security council voted for second resolution non supported US move to invade Iraq, and still, US deemed it fit to attack Iraq without UN support. Who is the supreme organ, UN or US? The whole world is at stake and there is confusion here and there.
It is not a gainsaying to say that the whole has been divided over US attack on Iraq. Some on America side, some on France, Russia, Germany etc side while some sit on the fence. The attack has now started despite the fact that it was universally demonstrated against. The fate of the Iraqis had been put in jeopardy now that the war is almost started. I swept for them when tuned my television on and saw the plight they were going through in the name of war. Now, Jordan, Qatar and other neighboring nations have closed their border entertaining the fear that accommodating refuge from Iraq could have negative impact on their economy. How are these innocent people going to be safe from the bomb explosion? Where are they going to seek asylum if not these neighboring nations? In fact, it is just bad and egregious causing inconvenience for others in order to achieve one's selfish interest.
I think, in carrying out any action involving the use of force, a fundamental requirement, under international law, is proportionality. My questions for mr Bush and mr Blair is: will the forceful removal of Saddam going to guarantee meaningful reduction or total termination of terrorist activities in the world en bloc? Should we all be assured that there would be no more terrorist or suicide bomber incidence again after the expulsion of Saddam?
My people, what happened in Afghanistan where US in conjunction with her allied power, deployed soldiers to that ill-fated country remained memorabilia universally. It was the intention of US to capture the acclaimed world most wanted man—Osama bin Laden, but unsuccessfully and disappointedly, the bearded Arabian remains not only invisible but equally elusive and unconquerable. Then, what was the outcome of the war in Afghanistan? Don’t stress yourself, the only achievement was the dethroning of the Taliban and any military action thereafter visited unquenchable humiliation on the Afghan people as innocent children, young people and old civilian populace became the victims of the misdirected and sporadic missiles that sent them untimely to the great beyond.
What is the way forward…? Are we going to continue doing harms to ourselves like this? After Iraq, where next…?
