Bush’s True Iraq Aim Is to Bolster Israel
What are the president's true intentions?
The real purpose of President Bush's speech on Iraq wasn't to announce more troops, said Izz-al-Din al-Darwish in Syria's Tishrin. It was to pit Arab against Arab. With 'œhis talk about moderate governments and extremist governments' in the Arab world, Bush was trying to scare some Arab governments into believing that their neighbors could threaten them. The 'œmoderates' must work toward a U.S. victory in Iraq, Bush said, or else 'œextremists' will flourish. His propaganda specifically denigrates Syria, the heart of the 'œArab resistance,' as well as Iran, the leader among non-Arab Muslim theocracies. Arabs should not be fooled. Remember that the Americans 'œcare less about Iraq's stability and sovereignty than about the implementation of their Zionist plan.' Dividing Muslim countries is key to that plan.
The Saudis are in on it too, said Iran's Keyhan in an editorial. Saudi Arabia, an 'œanachronistic monarchy,' started out as a British puppet and is now an American one. After World War I, the Brits gave Abdul Aziz ibn Saud a mandate over much of Arabia and instructed him to run a monarchy for them. One world war later, as the Americans became predominant, they began pulling the Saudi strings. Now, the Saudis are trying to brainwash their fellow Sunnis, telling them that fighting American and Israeli oppression and following Islamic law are Shiite traits that Sunnis should avoid. In reality, those imperatives are inherent in all forms of Islam'”except in radical, fringe sects, such as Sunni Wahhabism and Shiite Baha'ism, 'œwhich were both created by the Zionists.'
We won't let the Americans divide Syria from Iran, said Ilyas Murad in Syria's Al-Ba'th. Bush wants to blame his failure in Iraq on Syria and Iran. Indeed, he is laying the groundwork for an attack on these countries. Bush's own generals, as well as the Congress, agree that sending 20,000 more troops to Iraq will not improve the situation there. The 'œtrue American objectives' of sending troops is to threaten Syria and Iran. Why else would a Patriot missile battalion be among the new brigades mobilized? Patriots are useless within Iraq. They are, however, useful in a war against an enemy with ballistic missiles. Bush's so-called new approach, then, is just the same American agenda: to 'œpromote chaos and division' in the Middle East and to 'œprotect Israel and help it expand.'
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