AntiWar.com - Iraq: What Are We Fighting For?

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July 22, 2005
Iraq: What Are We Fighting For?
An "Islamic republic," that's what
by Justin Raimondo

Why are we in Iraq? According to George W. Bush and the 101st Fighting Keyboarders, we're battling for "freedom," we're fighting for the love of liberty that supposedly burns in every heart – right?

A look at the Iraqi constitution, which is now in its draft form, makes it very clear that the only proper answer to that contention is an emphatic – no way, José!

Let's start with Article 1, which defines who is eligible to become a citizen of Iraq:

"Any individual with another nationality (except for Israel) may obtain Iraqi nationality after a period of residency inside the borders of Iraq of not less than ten years for an Arab or twenty years for any other nationality.

"An Iraqi may have more than one nationality as long as the nationality is not Israeli."

Ah yes, Iraq the "model" – but what is it a model of? Nazism? Speaking of which, here's an ominous phrase from Article 5:

"The Iraqi people are one people, unified by belief and the unity of the homeland and culture. Anything that exposes this unity to danger is forbidden."

Uh oh. Does any of that sound familiar? Here's a hint for all you history buffs out there: "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuehrer!"

How many people have died for this? :mad:

Much, much more at http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=6725

I highly recommend it!

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1. Michael Ledeen said it all: "Universal Fascism"

Bush said, "History is a reminder of what's possible."

At Auschwitz.

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2. Iran has won the Iraq War

This Iraq-Iran nexus is finally getting some traction.

Just yesterday Juan Cole had an article in salon.com that concludes that Iran has won the war. Arianna Huffington at Huffington Post talks about the failure of our MSM to talk about this issue while it's big news in Europe. And the Tehran Times says Iran is offering Iraq tremendous support.

Add to this the reports about Shiite militias controlling Basra and the Kurdish areas, the loss of legal rights for women and minorities, and the systematic exclusion of the Sunnis and you have to ask why we are still in Iraq.

A great article!!!