SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: sea_urchin who wrote (12962)10/26/2006 9:21:02 AM
From: sea_urchin  Read Replies (1) of 22250
 
Invasion of Iraq a 'pure failure': Hans Blix

ctv.ca

>>COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Former U-N chief weapons inspector Hans Blix describes the U-S-led invasion of Iraq as a "pure failure'' that has left the country worse off than under the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein.

In unusually harsh comments to a Danish newspaper today, the diplomatic Swede said Washington has ended up in a situation in which neither staying nor leaving Iraq are good options.

Blix says, "Iraq is a pure failure.''

He says if the Americans pull out, they risk leaving a country in civil war.

But he adds, "At the same time, it doesn't seem that the United States can help to stabilize the situation by staying there.''

War-related violence in Iraq has grown worse, with dozens of civilians, government officials, and police and security forces being killed every day.

At least 83 American soldiers have been killed in October -- the highest monthly toll this year.

Blix led the team of U-N inspectors that searched for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before the U-S-led invasion in 2003.

He came under heavy fire from Washington when he urged U-S President Bush to allow the inspectors to continue their work as a way to stave off a war.

Ultimately, a U-S-led coalition invaded Iraq, and no weapons of mass destruction were found***.<<

*** but they weren't looking for WMDs! The invasion was to prepare the area for the "coming" of Greater Israel and so, from that aspect and because much of Iraq has been reduced to rubble, the invasion was success, if only a partial one. That's why Bush wants US forces to remain there until the place is completely smashed up.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext