Kofi Annan’s Two Schools of Thought on the US Invasion of Iraq
According to UN Sec-Gen Kofi Annan, he discovered from his recent tour of the Middle East that there are two schools of thought propounded by Mideast leaders on the US invasion, occupation, and potential exit from Iraq. Some believe that the American military action has seriously destabilized the region and strengthened the hand of Shia Iran and fomented widespread ethnic conflict between Shites and Sunnis. So this is the destabilization school of thought. Followers of the second school of thought believe that the US should not suddenly exit because it only will plunge the region into further chaos (Don't cut and run school of thought). Can it get any worse? More than 100 people died just yesterday. Either way we are really in a long messy fight without a positive outcome. It resembles Vietnam in every way. It simply stinks!
But to his credit UN Sec-Gen Kofi Annan has strongly and openly disagreed with the US action in Iraq, which is indeed a rare thing among UN Secretary Generals. Because UN Secretary Generals are known for cleverly masking their views and maintaining a carefully calibrated diplomatic face.
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i agree with both school of thoughts....firstly the US has no right to attack Iraq as a sovereign state and despite proof that Iraq possessed WMD which we later find out wasnt sufficient...also by attacking the country...iraq is in disary and factions are being created and problems of shias and sunnis is rising and is crisis in shia and sunni is the first to come out which could destroy a country into pieces. Simply saying that US has lost the plot they shouldnt withdraw and they have to sort the mess they have created...hopefully in the years to come President Bush would realize the full extent the blunder he has made by attacking Iraq as he has not won any sympathy from the world public....as he has destroyed the lives of the people of Iraq as there under the spotlight.....simply saying that its under the US national interest they had to take out Saddam isnt enough to justify attacking the country....
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