Entries from Bashir Goth at PostGlobal tagged with 'Iraq'
Progress by Whose Standards?
The White House does not have the best track record for deciding what is progress in Iraq. But two wrongs don't make a right, and the U.S. should not run away from the damage it has caused without fixing it either. The U.S. Congress's vote today against withdrawal is positive, maybe the only "progress" the White House has had -- a chance to get it right.
In on a Stallion, Out with Tail between Legs
Tony Blair cam into power like a hero, young and zealous to change the Labour Party and the world. He clicked with his equally savvy counterpart in the White House, Bill Clinton, But despite his robust reforms in the UK, his association with Clinton's successor turned him into a servile beast, devastatingly humiliated.
Bush Is Right This Time
Somalia/UAE - If the people of Bosnia and Rwanda could overcome their genocidal ethnic wars and forge ahead to build their future, I don't see why Iraq cannot do the same.
Prophetic Middle East Poetry
Somalia/UAE - By delving into the Arab literary wisdom one stumbles on the prophetic manner in which Arab and Muslim poets and philosophers through history have predicted the present situation with precision.
The Apocalyptic Whistle
Somalia/UAE - To calm down Iraqi Sunnis, who feel humiliated, Saddam Hussein should be released and exiled to Venezuela.
Look Out For Shia-Sunni War
Somalia/United Arab Emirates - A divided Iraq will create satellite states owing their existence to powerful neighboring rivals. Oil will fuel a struggle for survival.
To Stop Terrorism, U.S. Must Disengage from the Mideast
Somalia/United Arab Emirates - Many in the Muslim world view the news of the thwarted terror plot as the hypocritical West crying wolf again. The frontpage article of Dubai's Khaleej Times ran the banner headline: "Foiled UK terror plot is...
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