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The Hypocrisy of the U.S. and Its Western Allies

Once again the United States, which sees itself as the Police Force of
the world, is contemplating attacking yet another middle eastern
country. In the pattern we have all come to recognize they are
attempting to drag their western allies into yet another middle
eastern conflict.

The reason given by the United States this time, is that Syria has
used chemical weapons on its own population. They describe this as a
totally unacceptable. I am not condoning what has apparently happened
in Syria, however, I think the United States should stay out of what
is obviously a civil war.

It should be pointed out that America itself has used chemicals
against civilian populations. Phosphorous bombs were indiscriminately
used time and time again against the German civilian population in
WWII almost on a daily basis for over 4 years causing the deaths of
thousands of innocent women and children and they used napalm in
Vietnam against civilians. There was a horrific picture of a severely
burned naked child running from her burning village which was widely
published after the Vietnam war which most readers will remember and
of course they used nuclear weapons against Japan. This use of the
atomic bombs resulted in thousands of civilian deaths from radiation
sickness. Although not strictly a weapon, there was the use of Agent
Orange in Vietnam which resulted in severe medical problems and in
some cases death of innocent civilians.

In the Iraq war Depleted Uranium (DU) was used resulting in the
poisoning of sections of the population, the water and also the soil.
Naturally the USA does not admit to having used depleted uranium but
there is no doubt that it was used. In addition to Iraqi civilians,
some U.S. service personnel who participated in that war are also
suffering health effects from the use of DU. This criticism by the
United States of Syria is sheer hypocrisy. The Americans have never
held back using any type of weapon which they believe gives them an
advantage and they certainly do not respect the borders of other
countries. The drone strikes that they launch against Pakistan is
evidence of that. America has invaded more countries than any other
since WWII. They see themselves as the caretakers of the world.
I would seem that we have not learned from the “Weapons
of Mass Destruction” issue where the world’s population was fed a
bunch of lies to justify the invasion of Iraq. And yet, unless there
is oil or other resources at stake, there is a very noticeable
reluctance to get involved.
The Rawandan genocide was largely overlooked – was that
because there was no oil involved ?

The culture and way of life in the middle east is far
different from our western culture. Instead of trying to force our
‘democracy’ on other countries, particularly those where religion
and politics are inseparable, we should learn to step back and let
these nations be their own architects of their own destiny. Many
of the situations in the middle east result from ‘western help’
The Israeli / Palestinian situation was created by the United Nations
whose meddling caused the disruption of the Palestine nation.

Nations with strict fundamental Islamic rule operate much differently
from the manner in which the western countries operate. To most of us,
we see their way of ruling as barbaric and lacking the most basic of
human values. The middle east has been in a turmoil since the days of
the Crusades and it is not about to change in our lifetime. Just try
passing out Christian literature in Saudi Arabia and see what happens.

As a young conscript and a member of the British Parachute Brigade, I
took part in the British, French and Israeli conflict in Suez in 1956
which resulted in a humiliating withdrawal after the Russians
threatened to become involved. The 56 years which have now passed help
me to see very clearly what a waste of life that action was. The
Americans who served in Vietnam must have come to the same conclusion.

If there is ever to be a lasting peace in countries like Syria, Iran,
Iraq, Afghanistan and Egypt, it will come as a result of the will of
their own peoples. If we want this to happen, then we should learn to
step back and let them find the answer to their own problems. We
should also cease supporting any country with massive financial or
military aid. The American support of Israel only serves to inflame an
already highly volatile situation.

Intervention in Syria by the U.S. and its allies will only result in
an escalation of the problem and even more deaths. Surely there is a
lesson to be learned from Iraq and Afghanistan. The opposition by the
Russians and Chinese to any military action against Syria has been the
only steady hand on the reigns. A recent poll taken by the Daily Mail
in Great Britain indicates that 75% of responders are against any
military involvement. It’s time to listen to the people.

This problem is not worth one western life -- !William.A. Bell

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