Spent a night watching tv shows, including an episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. One of his guests was an Australian CNN International Correspondant called Michael Ware. I started to take notice when he started the interview with ‘GDay’.
Anyway, it was an very interesting discussion. Here’s an excerpt from Michael Ware on how fucked up the war in Iraq is, and it’s impact to US people in terms of economic (the interview was live from Iraq, as he has been there since the beginning of the war).
“Well, i guess, unfortunately from a purely self interested view from, say, the united states you can pull out of here tomorrow. And lets forget about the moral horror that would ensue as everyone just starts hammering in to each other, you’ve also got to think about whatever disaster takes place here is sitting atop some of the world largest oil reserves. You reckon filling up at the bowser is expensive now, just imagine a regional proxy war here involving all the big oil players like Iran and Saudia Arabia and Iraq.
I mean, that’s just a nightmare from the hip pocket. Let alone those people who will die. Let alone the fact that Islamic Extremists and terrorists on both sides of the islamic fence will just be having a field day. There’ll be more terrorist camps than you can shake a stick at.And you dont think that’s not going to come home and bite america. I’m sorry, America broke this country and for better or for worse, it’s going to have to work out how to sticky tape it back together, atleast long enough for the world to breathe.”
It was a great interview, and it kept resonating the hopelessness of the situation. Yes, the USA screwed it up, and there is almost no way, no exit strategy, that will get them out without a lot more blood being spilled. Scary.
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