Reply #7: Money Is A Poor Substitute For Destroyed Lives

[KharmaTrain]

The Iraqi "nation" has never had it easy. It was a paper nation created by Brittain in the 20's and 30's that never was intended to establish a "democracy"...and that the only "rulers" of that country were corrupt "kings" (western plants) or tyrants like Saddam Hussein. The people of Iraq suffered for decades with authoritarian rule that was only glossed over by oil money that would trickle down...and when that money dried up in the 80's, the country has been a mess ever since.

The other day someone posted a report of a Sunni Iraqi who hated the American occupation but feared what would happen if they left. How he hated having his country occupied, but feared more what would happen afterwards and that's the major reason he tolerates the occuptation. No amount of money can bring a real peace or restitution for what these people have had to endure or what messes they'll have to face.

This is a failed state that will join Lebanon and Somalia and others that is divided beyond any real reconciliation...and where only a "strongman" will be able to "unite" the country...and then on the backs of one minority or another. While I wasn't too crazy about Biden's "soft partition" concept, that may be the best sitatuation.

The real crimes can't be fixed with money...only justice in the World Court. Sadly, there's little else we can do to make this situation better than to get our troops and mercenaries out of that country and hope an uneasy truce is established.