David Frum, one of George W Bush’s speechwriters,
who penned the term, ‘Axis of Evil’ spoke in defence of the Iraq War this
morning on the Today programme.
Repentant? Not Frum. Despite being pressed on
the disintegration of the Iraqi political structure. Despite the fact that
Saddam, bad as he was, had kept out al Qaida. Despite more than 1,800 car bombs
going off in Iraq since the end of the war. Despite all this, Frum is tired of
the USA being blamed for all the ills Iraq has suffered.
Apparently, we should be celebrating the
benefits of the invasion. Benefits? What, such as a 17-fold increase in babies
born with deformities in cities and towns such as Basra and Fallujah.
Deformities caused by a murderous mixture of
nano-particularized heavy metals and other toxins generated by the US military
occupation and heavy bombardment of Iraqi cities.
Benefits such as an opening of the
doors of hell to groups like al Qaida and Daish to pour death and destruction on
a country that’s had more than its fair share of problems, including the
nightmare of Saddam a leader propped up by the US.
Mr Frum, it would have been helpful had
you highlighted a few of these benefits enjoyed by the average Iraqi. Or were
you alluding to the benefits accrued by Haliburton, Donald Rumsfeld, US oil
companies and corporations generally.
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