In response to an article written by Ryan Hadeed on November 25, I am most happy that he was cognisant of the fact that there are two sides to the violence that takes place in the Middle East and he tried to shed light on the fact that the US has its own foreign policy within the region that has failed miserably and innocent civilians within the Middle East were left to suffer because of it.
However, foreign policy I believe, is soft language for what really is blatant crimes against humanity.
The US, Britain and France have directly and covertly displaced democratically elected governments within Muslim countries as well as supported tyrants.
These actions have caused thousands of lives to be lost from riots and uprisings from dissatisfied citizens within the affected countries.
I must make mention of one of the greatest atrocities: the invasion of Iraq.
To date, over 500,000 Iraqis have lost their lives due to the invasion; hundreds of thousands are seriously maimed and injured, millions more are displaced from their homes, and don’t forget, the sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council on Iraq resulted in 500,000 children losing their lives according to a UNICEF report. The infrastructure of that country is now completely destroyed. All thanks to Uncle Sam.
Iraq, a country that possesses the fifth largest oil reserves in the world is now reduced to rubble. A well-to-do, potential superpower within the region is now destroyed.
This is not failed foreign policy, Mr Hadeed, this is genocide and modern-day economic slavery.
Now all the oil Iraq produces will go towards rebuilding infrastructure that was already there. How can the cycle of violence end when these crimes go unaccounted?
The US, France and Britain should to be brought before a court and be tried for crimes against humanity. This is only fair and just for the people of the middle east. But as we both know, it will never happen.
These so-called terrorist groups that we perceive them to be will continue the cycle of violence for they are a creation of the West.
“IS is the fully grown-up manic, adolescent creature belonging to the US, Britain and France,” says John Pilger in an interview with RT news.
Fareez Mohammed