Iraqi’s Must Be Vigilant And Watchful In The Face Of Terror
Rauf Naqishbendi
July 06, 2007
A small group of thugs cannot take a nation hostage unless the people of that nation compromise their values and ignore their own destiny. For the will of a nation is impenetrable by troublemakers regardless of how intricate or sophisticated their strategy may be. If a small cult were to succeed in robbing a nation of its security, that would unmistakably reflect the weakness of the common will. In this sense, good people would have had to have laid down their weapons, and given up the good fight. History shows us that when the will of a nation is used for the common good it will burn the bodies of those aimed at hijacking their security and peace of mind, and they can leave the hijackers’ ashes as evidence that as a people united they are powerful enough to overcome any small group aimed at disturbances and chaos. Thus, the united will of a people can solve mysteries, break down sinister secret societies, make their activities known to the public, and thus bury the secret society in the good of an open commonwealth.
Since the invasion, the dawn of every new day has been just like the one before for the Iraqis; they have woken up to news of the bloodshed, fire, destruction and unrest that has plagued their country and continually made headlines in the news media around the world. It has been a tragic trial of sorrow and sufferings as a result of insurgencies and their inhuman and impudent criminal acts wrought so indiscriminately on the most innocent of souls. The upheaval and turmoil in Iraq will continue until the Iraqi people indicate with one voice their desire for all-out action to cleanse their country from criminal elements and honor the peace and security of their people and their homeland.
America cannot do for the Iraqi people what the Iraqi people cannot do for themselves. However, with America’s aid and assistance the Iraqi people’s achievement can easily be multiplied or at the very least complemented. While it is imperative that the Iraqi’s learn to work together, they must also learn to cooperate with the American administration in their country. Regardless of the reasons for the Iraqi invasion, now the US is obliged to uphold its reputation and leave a good example when it withdraws from Iraq; consequently, the US intends to do the best it can for the future of Iraq. Stability in Iraq is the most crucial undertaking in the US’s foreign policy at present; its success in Iraq will be a triumph for American democracy. Thus, Iraq’s and the US’s interests are mutual and beneficial to both.
The events of Iraq’s recent past show that it is only reasonable for them to work together with the US. Just ponder for a moment what happened in Iraq during four decades of the Ba’th regime led by Saddam. He brought three devastating wars to the Iraqi people and a civil war that continued during most of his reign. He caused the death of more than a million innocent lives, and spent the Iraqi national revenue on war machines that were only burnt in the flame of those same wars. In his viciousness, Saddam made the Iraqi people suffer through starvation during years of economic sanctions, and in general made their lives a living hell through economic devastation, tortures, mass imprisonments, and the list goes on. That was the regime that ruled Iraq not too long ago. Now that the Iraqi people have been bestowed with the ousting of this tyrant by the US forces, the Iraqi people must be thankful for it and grateful to America, and cooperate to finish the job.
Obviously, America can’t succeed in Iraq without the full support of the Iraqi people. American troops in Iraq are risking their lives in the course of their routine daily duties. The Iraqi people need to do their own share, rise to the challenge of protecting their homeland and help determine their fate today and their future prospects. The Iraqi Arabs must take notes from the Kurds. Just as the Kurds keep terrorists at bay, even without American troops, they too can do the same.
For every suicide bomber or any other terrorist who has been engaged in bloodshed at least one Iraqi person could have detected their behavior, reported them to the authorities and thereby thwarted the tragedies they meant to carry out. Every Iraqi person must act as a foot soldier or an intelligence officer cooperating with the authorities to bring outlaws to justice. When this is done, the terrorists themselves will give up, their recruitments will dry out, and at last they will be forced out of their bloody and destructive business. There will be no safe haven for them, no place for them to hide and no ground on which to exercise.
The Iraqi people must choose between living safe, secure, and prosperous lives or continuing to live in the tribulation they are experiencing now - suffering that is worsening with every tick of the clock. It is America that wants to succeed in Iraq and that translates to triumph for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people must unite and do their part, for America’s failure in Iraq would do more harm to them than to America. America’s failure could bruise the US’s upstanding reputation as a world superpower, but for the Iraqis it would be an infernal omen that would descend upon them like a dark cloud casting its shadow over the present generation and beyond.
Since the invasion, the dawn of every new day has been just like the one before for the Iraqis; they have woken up to news of the bloodshed, fire, destruction and unrest that has plagued their country and continually made headlines in the news media around the world. It has been a tragic trial of sorrow and sufferings as a result of insurgencies and their inhuman and impudent criminal acts wrought so indiscriminately on the most innocent of souls. The upheaval and turmoil in Iraq will continue until the Iraqi people indicate with one voice their desire for all-out action to cleanse their country from criminal elements and honor the peace and security of their people and their homeland.
America cannot do for the Iraqi people what the Iraqi people cannot do for themselves. However, with America’s aid and assistance the Iraqi people’s achievement can easily be multiplied or at the very least complemented. While it is imperative that the Iraqi’s learn to work together, they must also learn to cooperate with the American administration in their country. Regardless of the reasons for the Iraqi invasion, now the US is obliged to uphold its reputation and leave a good example when it withdraws from Iraq; consequently, the US intends to do the best it can for the future of Iraq. Stability in Iraq is the most crucial undertaking in the US’s foreign policy at present; its success in Iraq will be a triumph for American democracy. Thus, Iraq’s and the US’s interests are mutual and beneficial to both.
The events of Iraq’s recent past show that it is only reasonable for them to work together with the US. Just ponder for a moment what happened in Iraq during four decades of the Ba’th regime led by Saddam. He brought three devastating wars to the Iraqi people and a civil war that continued during most of his reign. He caused the death of more than a million innocent lives, and spent the Iraqi national revenue on war machines that were only burnt in the flame of those same wars. In his viciousness, Saddam made the Iraqi people suffer through starvation during years of economic sanctions, and in general made their lives a living hell through economic devastation, tortures, mass imprisonments, and the list goes on. That was the regime that ruled Iraq not too long ago. Now that the Iraqi people have been bestowed with the ousting of this tyrant by the US forces, the Iraqi people must be thankful for it and grateful to America, and cooperate to finish the job.
Obviously, America can’t succeed in Iraq without the full support of the Iraqi people. American troops in Iraq are risking their lives in the course of their routine daily duties. The Iraqi people need to do their own share, rise to the challenge of protecting their homeland and help determine their fate today and their future prospects. The Iraqi Arabs must take notes from the Kurds. Just as the Kurds keep terrorists at bay, even without American troops, they too can do the same.
For every suicide bomber or any other terrorist who has been engaged in bloodshed at least one Iraqi person could have detected their behavior, reported them to the authorities and thereby thwarted the tragedies they meant to carry out. Every Iraqi person must act as a foot soldier or an intelligence officer cooperating with the authorities to bring outlaws to justice. When this is done, the terrorists themselves will give up, their recruitments will dry out, and at last they will be forced out of their bloody and destructive business. There will be no safe haven for them, no place for them to hide and no ground on which to exercise.
The Iraqi people must choose between living safe, secure, and prosperous lives or continuing to live in the tribulation they are experiencing now - suffering that is worsening with every tick of the clock. It is America that wants to succeed in Iraq and that translates to triumph for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people must unite and do their part, for America’s failure in Iraq would do more harm to them than to America. America’s failure could bruise the US’s upstanding reputation as a world superpower, but for the Iraqis it would be an infernal omen that would descend upon them like a dark cloud casting its shadow over the present generation and beyond.