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Tony Blair y el retiro de las tropas británicas de Irak Tony Blair quien hasta ahora ha sido el único líder mundial en apoyar abiertamente a George Bush, y en su política de guerra contra Irak, ha decidido salir de este embrollo a la brevedad posible y dejar a Bush totalmente solo en esa guerra que cada día cobra mas victimas inocentes y donde no hay ni la menor seña de un final feliz.
Tony Blair, quien para muchos fue quizás el mejor Primer Ministro que tuvo Inglaterra en las ultimas décadas, tuvo en Irak su gran y talvez único gran error que lo llevo a su suicido político. Este anuncio vino también en un momento en que George Bush esta negociando el envió de mas tropas y mas dinero hacia Irak. Hasta el vise-presidente Dick Cheney, esta actualmente en un pequeño "tour" a Australia y otros países para convencerles a que manden sus tropas a Irak. Hasta este momento ni Bush, ni Cheney han podido conseguir alguien que les apoye. Ningún gobierno quiere arriesgarse ni políticamente, ni moralmente, ni económicamente con el gran problema de Irak. Parece que nadie quiere, ni va a mandar tropas a este espacio dejado por los británicos. Anteriormente pequeños contingentes de tropas italianas y tropas españolas fueron sacadas de Irak después de constantes reclamos por los constituyentes de ambos países. Este zona sur de Basra donde patrullaban los británicos es considerada una zona relativamente "segura" con muy pocas escaramuzas ya que esta zona es casi totalmente Suni, ni aun así no creo que se encuentren "suplentes" en ninguna parte del mundo. Este clima de inseguridad política en Irak ha sido creado por las tropas "libertadoras" de los Estados Unidos. Ser el presidente de Irak tiene que ser considerado hoy por hoy el trabajo mas peligroso del mundo. Hace algunos días el presidente de Irak, Jalal Talabani, quien estaba enfermo no quiso que lo atendieran en el mismo Irak y prefirió volar a Jordania para así no tener que preocuparse de ser asesinado en cualquier hospital en Bagdad. Hasta ahora el congreso Iraquí no puede reunirse en pleno desde su fundación, ya que siempre faltan de un 40 a un 70 por ciento de sus integrantes, en muchas de sus reuniones transmitidas por televisión se ven mas sillas vacías, que sillas ocupadas. Hay muchos miembros “electos” que todavía no han asomado sus narices a sus posiciones de trabajo y todo por el temor a que aquel sea su ultimo día de vida. Blair un político inteligente vio su error y esta tratando de repararlo. Mientras tanto, la política estadounidense en Irak es cada día más oscura. El nuevo congreso dominado por los demócratas no ha tomado control sobre la guerra, y a decidido en vez esperar por una estrategia de esperanza de parte del presidente que nunca llegara. Todo el mundo en Washington espera cómodamente y pierden su tiempo en deliberaciones inútiles olvidándose de otros problemas graves que nos aquejan y que necesitan una solución mucho mas urgente como ser la solución al gravísimo problema migratorio que afecta a 14 millones de personas, el problema de la pésima educación primaria y secundaria, de la casi inexistente salud publica, y del mermado seguro social. Mientras este la "distracción" de Irak sobre la mesa nuestros políticos tendrán siempre la excusa de relegar la solución para otros problemas candentes que nos afectan personalmente. Finalmente si salimos de Irak hoy, o mañana, o de aquí a cien años el desenlace es inevitable Kurdos, Shiitas y Sunis pelearan por el poder hasta la muerte ya que esta situación de rio revuelto talvez no vuelva a presentarse jamás en un futuro próximo y es ahora que cada grupo ve como una oportunidad para saldar cuentas milenarias de sectarismo y “compensación” tribal. Hemos abierto una caja de Pándora que es imposible de cerrar. LQS. Guillermo Rocha, P.G. Marzo de 2007 Tony Blair and the British withdrawal of Iraq. Tony Blair was the only foreign leader that supported George Bush's military policy against Iraq. Now Blair has decided to leave this crisis in the shortest time possible and leave Bush by himself in a war that every day claims innocent victims and where there is not even a hint of a happy ending. At the same time that Blair announced the British exit of Iraq, he also announced his exit from the leadership of the Labor Party, party that under his command had governed Britain for the first time in history for three long periods (since 1997). Blair was tremendously affected by his decision to support to Bush in the Iraqi war. The credibility of Blair decreased not only in Great Britain, but also in Europe and the world, so much so that Blair does not have a minimum chance to win the next elections in Great Britain. Blair decided then that it was time to retire from both positions (Iraq and the leadership of the Labor Party) so that Gordon Brown could have the opportunity to win the elections for the Labor Party. Tony Blair, who for many was perhaps the best Prime Minister that England had in the last decades, had in Iraq his biggest and maybe unique error that took him his political suicide. Blair's announcement came at a time when George Bush is trying to negotiate the approval to send more troops and more money to Iraq. Even the reclusive vice-president Dick Cheney, is in a small "tour" to Australia and other countries trying to convince them to send their troops to Iraq. Until this moment neither Bush, nor Cheney had been able to obtain some support for the war. There is no government that wants to risk neither politically, nor morally, nor economically support for the war in Iraq. It seems that nobody wants to do anything with neither Iraq, nor that any country is going to send troops for this space left by the British. Previously small contingents of Italian troops and Spanish troops were removed from Iraq after constant opposition from constituents from both countries. This southern zone of Basra where the British used to patrol is considered "relatively safe" with very few skirmishes since this zone is totally Suni. I do not believe that are no soldiers "substitutes" in the world to take this type of job. This climate of political insecurity in Iraq has been created by "the liberating" troops of the United States. To be the president of Iraq at the present time must be considered the most dangerous work in the world. A few days ago the president of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, who was ill did not want to go to a hospital in Iraq, instead he flew to Jordan, so that he did not have to worry about being assassinated in a hospital in Baghdad. Until now the Iraqi congress, since its inception, did not have a meeting with the presence of all its members. There is always lack of attendance that goes from 40 to 70 percent, one could see that in many of its meetings transmitted by television there are more empty chairs than occupied ones. There are many “elected” members that still did not show up to their positions of work, in fear that that day will be their last day of their life. Blair is an intelligent politician that saw his error and he is trying to amend it. Meanwhile, the American policy in Iraq is murkier than ever. The new congress dominated by the democrats has not taken control on the war, and decided to wait hoping for a miraculous strategy from the White House that will never arrive. Everyone in Washington waits comfortably and wastes time in useless deliberations forgetting about other serious problems that need an urgent solution. The very serious migratory problem that affects 14 million people, the problem of the terrible primary and secondary education, the problem of the almost nonexistent public health care, and surely of the dilapidated social security. While we have this "distraction" of Iraq on the table our politicians will always have the excuse to relegate the solution for other burning problems that affect to us personally. Finally, if we left Iraq today, or tomorrow, or a hundred years from now, the outcome will be inevitable the same. Kurds, Shiites and Sunis will fight for power to death, since this situation of anarchy and chaos might never return in a near future and now every group sees the opportunity to settle millenarian accounts of sectarianism and "tribal compensation". We have opened a “Pandora box” that it is impossible to close. LQS. Guillermo Rocha, P.G. Marzo 2007 |
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