As American Forces bomb their way into the center of Fallujha any
outside observer might say: So What?
It seems that Dubya, Rummy and their puppet, Chuckie Allawi are
treating Fallujha and indeed, most of Iraq was some kind of WAR GAME!
Essentially, it works like this, the US bombs and shells their way
into a certain part of a city, usually the center. A certain
building is "taken," almost like "taking the flag" in a war game, and
victory is declared.
The Iraqi population doesn't support the US, nor do the
seeming "quislings" in the "Iraq Army." Indeed, some of
these "quislings" brag that they are just taking the Americans
Money! But they support the insurgents!
THE FACT IS THAT AMERICA HAS TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY LOST THE "HEARTS
AND MINDS" OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE.
Of course a cynic might say that it never was about hearts and minds;
it was always about the bankrupt Sharonist/Likud policy that:
"If only we can kill enough of them, they will stop fighting us!"
WELL, GOOD LUCK. BUT FRANKLY, I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING ANYTIME
SOON IN IRAQ, OR ON THE WEST BANK.
THERE IS A VERY REAL INABILITY IN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND THE
SHARON GOVERMENT TO ACCEPT THE HARD REALITIES OF THEIR SITUATIONS.
And saddly, the result will be more killing of innocents, more
insurgency, and more destruction.
And, ultimately I fear, more terrorism inside the US.
WHAT'S GOING ON IN FALLUJHA NOW IS REALLY AN ODD PENTAGON WAR GAME.
THE US WILL "RECLAIM" SOME HEAP OF RUBBLE, THAT USED TO BE
A "GOVERNMENT BUILDING," AND THEN DECLARE THE INSURGENCY "DEFEATED."
THE "IRAQI ARMY" WILL BE "PUT IN CHRAGE" OF THE "HEAP OF RUBBLE,"
BUT THEY WILL QUICKLY ABANDON THEIR POSITIONS, CASH THEIR US PAY
VOUCHERS, AND FIGHT WITH OTHER IRAQIS AGAINST THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION.
AT SOME POINT, THE US WILL HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THE PUPPET GOVERMENT
OF "CHUCKIE" ALLAWI CAN NOT PREVAIL.
AT SOME POINT, THE US WILL HAVE TO ADMINT THAT THE SO-CALLED
ELECTIONS WILL NOT PRODUCE THE "DESIRED RESULT," TO WIT: A PRO-
AMERICAN, PRO-ISRAELI GOVERMENT IN IRAQ.
AT THAT POINT, THE ELECTIONS WILL SURELY BE CANCELLED "FOR SECURITY
REASONS."
THEN, A VIETNAM-STYLE END GAME WILL BEGIN IN ERNEST;
EVENTUALLY, DUBYA, RUMMY, WOLFIE ET AL, WILL SIMPLY ABANDON IRAQ AS
A SMOLDERING RUIN;
AND PULL OUT............LEAVING THE IRAQI PEOPLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
COMES NEXT.
DUBYA AND THE PENTAGON HAVE TO REALIZE THAT "TAKING A CITY' AS AN
OCCUPIER IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE OLD WORLD WAR II MODEL OF TAKING
A CITY AS A "LIBERATOR."
THE PENTAGON IS USING THE WRONG "WAR GAME" IN IRAQ;
AND ALAS, THAT IS A SURE WAY TO "LOSE," EVEN AS YOU "WIN."
IT'S VIETNAM REDUX!
