Opinion Editorials, August 2007
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Let The Truth Be Told
By Ali Al-Hail
ccun.org, August 31, 2007
One presumes as do many that, neither does the US House of representatives, nor does the US Senate have a decisive say over a strategic matter in the US foreign policy particularly, when it comes to the Middle East. Thus, whether should the US stay in Iraq, or Afghanistan is a question which is conceivably, determined by invisible corridors.
This somehow widespread presumption goes on to imply that, though it constitutionally, looks to people that, both houses are in theory, the gatekeepers through which legislations are enacted, voted for, or vetoed upon, in reality they are not quite often as they actually, look. As such, both houses are believed to have by experience, been executive tools for the others.
Hence, not few argue that, the Israeli Lobby in Washington, and New York, tops the list of "the others" which dominates the "invisible corridors". Apparently, the Israeli Lobby in the US influences things according to Israel's interests in the Middle East, despite concealing, denial, and manipulation. And Israel, needless to mention, has huge interests in the region upon which it was imposed in 1948.
In the view of that, many raise the issue that, a question such as, how many the toll of US fatalities may reach; 4,000, or even 40,000 in Iraq, or in Afghanistan , or to which degree the US reputation is damaged abroad, doesn't all really, matter that much in a time of crisis. Supposedly, US soldiers' death has for long, become a secondary concern, while the security of the Israeli Lobby in the US, Israel, and the US ruling 'junta' (US Republicans, and Democrats, not US the people) is noticeably, the prime goal.
Observably, the security of the three 'juntas' are two faces of one coin. Whether was the threat coming from Latin America, Mexican immigrants, Arabs and Muslims of North America and Europe, North Korea, China, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Hamas, Hisbullah, or Iraq, it would be dealt with as a threat against them all.
Therefore, as the author warned there months ago, it shouldn't be read too much into the House of Representatives' vote three months ago for withdrawing US occupation combat troops from Iraq by April next year. As, we have been here, and have seen it all before.
This waning as based on the fact that, since two prior legislations to that one on Iraq, and on the same subject were aborted, the author then had questioned what chances would this one stand? The first was vetoed by Mr. Bush, and a second had collapsed when the Senate voted twice against imposing a withdrawal scheduling timetable. What, one wonders could stop Mr. Bush from vetoing this one? However, Mr. Bush didn't need t do so, as the senate, surprisingly, enough did albeit, as in the House of representatives the majority are democrat n the Senate too.
And between the US House of representatives' vote to the Senate's 'rubber stamping' for or against, and finally, to Mr. Bush's veto, American taxpayers, and the 'confused' US combat troops in Iraq, and in Afghanistan along with their families continue to live in a sustainable suffering.
Professor, Dr. Ali Al-Hail, Professor of Mass Communication, Twice Fulbright Award Winner, Fulbright Visiting Scholar, and Board Member of AUSACE ASC, IABD, NEBAA, BEA, IMDA and EAJMC American Associations.
Can be contacted via: alhailali@yahoo.com
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