Opinion Editorials, July 2007
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Is It Worth It? For Oil Everything Is Worth It
By Ali Al-Hail
ccun.org, July 12, 2007
It is becoming more visible now than had ever been envisaged before that; the US would only draw from Iraq and the entire region, just about once the very last drop of oil got drained. When it comes to oil, it doesn't mater how many innocent people get killed, or how many the toll of American fatalities may reach. These are merely figures after all. Simply, a collateral damage.
General David Petraeus, the US occupation forces commander in Iraq since January revealed to the BBC that, the US needs to stay "decades" in Iraq. Geologically, speaking, oil in Iraq and the entire region, according to reliable estimates from OPEC would also, take "decades" with varying degrees to dry out.
This explains almost accurately, why the US wishes to remain in Iraq for "decades". This is observably, the bottom line. As virtually, by now everybody has become aware of the fact that, it was not the WMD, not Al-Qaeda, not the democracy, and human rights but rather it was the oil.
Many argue that, there are countries in the World with much more potentials to be put right by the US, where people are subjected to lengthy suffering and miseries, such as Zimbabwe, North Korea, and Burma had the US overriding concern been genuinely, democracy and human rights. One presumes, as do many that, had these countries had oil, the US would have been heralded to invade, and occupy.
What the General didn't admit to the BBC on July 9, was apparently, far much more than what he had admitted. Between the lines reading clearly, showed the real motives. In wars, as in politics and, I guess in everything else, never go by the visible agenda. Always dig for the hidden agenda. The General's facial and body language as a whole, said it all. His expressions of a "tough fight" with the 'insurgents' were that of despair, and almost of giving up hope to take on the 'insurgents'.
Undeniably, 'insurgents' in Iraq, as the past five years had clearly, manifested have performed a "tough fight". The General predicted that the 'insurgents' "tough fight" would get "harder before it gets easier", if it would ever get easier. Therefore, the US, as the General suggested needs to implement a "long term endeavor" which could go on for "decades".
Since it's becoming harder and harder to take on 'insurgents', despite US massive might which is obviously, not anywhere near the 'insurgents' basic defensive weapons, a big question arises here; why doesn't the US just withdraw, and rescue its remaining troops from even more causality? Particularly, with the Pentagon's reported continual increasing in US soldiers deaths.
Though, many argue that, such reports don't reflect the real statistics of US marines and other members of personnel, losing their lives in Iraq mostly, because of the 'insurgents' "tough fight". Thus, the conclusion perhaps is, for oil the US is most likely, willing to sacrifice the rest of the 160,000 US marines, soldiers, and personnel in Iraq, including the extra 30,000 troops recently, deployed for the 'surge' US security strategy which is struggling for its survival. It would seem that, for oil the US wouldn't care less had the Whole Middle East run into destructive chaos.
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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