Neocon Advocates Civil War in Iraq as "Strategic" Policy

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Neocon Advocates Civil War in Iraq as "Strategic" Policy
Daniel Pipes Finds Comfort in Muslims Killing Muslims
By JOHN WALSH

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Now the neocons are beginning to advocate for civil war in Iraq quite openly. The clearest statement of this strategy as yet comes from pre-eminent neocon and ardent Zionist Daniel Pipes. In a recent piece in the Jerusalem Post, Pipes spills the beans. He writes:

"The bombing on February 22 of the Askariya shrine in Samarra, Iraq, was a tragedy, but it was not an American or a coalition tragedy. Iraq's plight is neither a coalition responsibility nor a particular danger to the West. Fixing Iraq is neither the coalition's responsibility, nor its burden. When Sunni terrorists target Shi'ites and vice versa, non-Muslims are less likely to be hurt. Civil war in Iraq, in short, would be a humanitarian tragedy, but not a strategic one."

As ever Pipes's anti-Arab racism is simply too rabid to be hidden. If Muslims are busy killing other Muslims, then "non-Muslims" are less likely to be hurt!! What does that say about Muslim lives? And of course both Sunnis and Shia must be labeled "terrorists." Pipes is doing nothing more endorsing than the oldest of colonial strategies: Divide et impera.

Pipes envisions other "benefits" to the civil war "strategy," such as inhibiting the spread of democracy in the Middle East. Pipes again:

"Civil war will "terminate the dream of Iraq serving as a model for other Middle Eastern countries, thus delaying the push toward elections. This would have the effect of keeping Islamists from being legitimated by the popular vote, as Hamas was just a month ago."

more at:
http://www.counterpunch.com/walsh03092006.html

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1. IF this was our goal, why didn't we evac as soon as we got saddam?

oh, because it wasn't our goal.


i would like to kindly point out that everything that has happened and continues to happen in iraq has worked out VERY nicely for domestic oil producers. who also heavily funded shrub. who is also an oilman. as is cheney.

i'm just sayin'.

[IsItJustMe]

2. If you play with fire you might get burnt. Don't these people ever learn.

A rumer is already being circulated in the middle east that the Americans were behind the mosque explosion.

I don't care how you slice it, it will be bad bad bad news if there is a civil war.

[kevinbgoode]

3. The neo-cons are toast.

Their butts are going to be thrown out of office for 30 years after this last Administration. Americans like to think of themselves as adults and they've finally figured out that middle-school emotional temper tantrums don't make our country safer or better.

[truth2power]

4. I think this plan has already been implemented by the US..

The bombing of the Askariya shrine smelled like black ops to me. I don't see where anyone benefits more than the US from civil war in Iraq. Maybe Pipes knows something we don't. :evilfrown:

Oh, and....Pipes is scum. "Civil war in Iraq, in short, would be a humanitarian tragedy, but not a strategic one." :puke:

[sutz12]

5. Scene of Pee Wee falling off of bicycle

"I meant to do that."

If it wasn't so sad, it would be funny.

[muntrv]

6. Daniel Pipes says

Fixing Iraq is neither the coalition's responsibility, nor its burden. Keep talking Danny! You are the one creating Islamists.