Futhi Amasosha Ahlala Ahlushwa: AmaVeterans, Ukulimala Kokuziphatha Nokuzibulala

"Amahlombe Amahlombe" - Angisoze ngayeka empilweni

Ngu-Matthew Hoh, Novemba 8, 2019

Kusukela I-Counterpunch

Ngajabula kakhulu ukubona I-New York Times umhleli ngoNovemba 1, 2019, Ukuzibulala Kube Kubi Kakhulu kunokulwela Amasosha. Njengomakadebona wokulwa nami nomuntu oke washikashikana nokuzibulala kusukela ngempi yase-Iraq ngibonga kakhulu ukunaka komphakathi odabeni lokuzibulala komakadebona, ikakhulukazi njengoba ngazi abaningi abalahlekelwe yikho. Nokho, i Times ibhodi labahleli lenze iphutha elikhulu lapho lithi “Izikhulu zezempi ziphawula ukuthi amanani okuzibulala kwamalungu enkonzo kanye nomakadebona aqhathaniswa nenani labantu abaningi ngemva kokulungisela izibalo zabantu bezempi, ikakhulukazi abancane nabesilisa.” Ngokusho ngokungalungile amazinga okuzibulala komakadebona* aqhathaniswa namazinga okuzibulala kwabantu abavamile Times yenza imiphumela yempi ibonakale ibuhlungu kodwa ingasho lutho ngokwezibalo. Iqiniso liwukuthi ukufa ngokuzibulala ngokuvamile kubulala omakadebona ngezinga elikhulu kunelokulwa, kuyilapho isizathu esiyinhloko salokhu kufa silele esimweni sokuziphatha okubi nesinyantisayo sempi ngokwayo.

Ku- Izikhathi' hlambalaza idatha yokuzibulala yonyaka enikezwe i-Veterans Administration (VA) kusukela ngaleso sikhathi 2012 iphawula ngokusobala ukuthi amazinga okuzibulala umakadebona uma eqhathaniswa nezakhamuzi alungiselelwa ubudala nobulili. Kwe Umbiko Wonyaka Kazwelonke Wokuvimbela Ukuzibulala Wango-2019 ekhasini le-10 nele-11 i-VA ibika ukuthi ilungisele ubudala nobulili izinga lokuzibulala kumakadebona liphindwe izikhathi ezingu-1.5 izakhamuzi; omakadebona bezempi bakha u-8% wabantu abadala base-US, kodwa benza u-13.5% wabantu abadala abazibulalayo e-US (ikhasi 5).

Njengoba umuntu ephawula umehluko wezibalo zomakadebona, ikakhulukazi, phakathi komakadebona abake babona ukulwa nalabo abangazange bayibone impi, umuntu ubona amathuba aphezulu kakhulu okuzibulala phakathi komakadebona abasengozini yokulwa. Idatha ye-VA ibonisa phakathi kwama-veteran ayethunyelwe e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan, abaseqenjini elincane kunawo wonke, okungukuthi labo okungenzeka ukuthi bake babona ukulwa, babe namazinga okuzibulala, aphinde alungiswa ngokweminyaka kanye nobulili, izikhathi ezi-4-10 ngaphezu kontanga yabo abavamile. Izifundo ezingaphandle kwe-VA ezigxile komakadebona abake babona impi, ngoba akubona bonke omakadebona abasebenzela endaweni yempi abalwa, baqinisekisa amanani aphezulu okuzibulala. Ku i-2015 New York Times Uphiko lwezempi lwamasosha asemanzini olwalandelwa ngemuva kokubuya empini lwabona izinga lokuzibulala phakathi kwezinsizwa zalo izikhathi ezi-4 ezinkulu kunabanye omakadebona besilisa abasebasha kanye nezikhathi eziyi-14 kunezabantu abavamile. Lokhu kwanda kwengozi yokuzibulala komakadebona ababesebenza ngesikhathi sempi kuyiqiniso kuzo zonke izizukulwane zamakadebona, kuhlanganise neSizukulwane Esikhulu Kunazo Zonke. Ucwaningo ngo-2010 by Isakhamuzi saseBay kanye ne-New America Media, njengoba kubikwe ngu-Aaron Glantz, bathole izinga lokuzibulala lamanje lama-WWII amadala liphakeme izikhathi ezi-4 kunezaontanga zabo, kuyilapho idatha ye-VA, ekhishwe kusukela ngo-2015, bonisa amanani omakadebona be-WWII aphakeme kakhulu ngaphezu kontanga yabo abavamile. A 2012 Ucwaningo lwe-VA ithole ukuthi omakadebona baseVietnam abanolwazi lokubulala babenamandla aphindwe kabili emibono yokuzibulala kunalabo abanolwazi oluncane lokubulala noma abangenalo nhlobo, ngisho nangemva kokulungisela ukuphazamiseka kwengcindezi yangemva kwenhlekelele (PTSD), ukusebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa nokudangala.

I-VA's Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), okungenye yezinhlelo eziningi zokweseka ezingatholakali ezizukulwaneni ezedlule zomakadebona, iyisilinganiso esihle sokuthi ukhulu kangakanani umzabalazo wamanje nokuzibulala komakadebona we-VA kanye nabanakekeli. Kusukela yayo kuvulwa ngo-2007 kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-2018, Abaphenduli be-VCL "baphendule izingcingo ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-3.9, benza izingxoxo ze-inthanethi ezingaphezu kuka-467,000 futhi baphendule imibhalo engaphezu kwe-123,000. Imizamo yabo iholele ekuthunyelweni kwezimo eziphuthumayo izikhathi ezicishe zibe yi-119,000 kumaVeteran adinga usizo. ” Ukubeka leso sibalo sokugcina engqikithini izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-30 ngosuku abaphenduli be-VCL babiza amaphoyisa, abezicishamlilo noma abe-EMS ukuthi bangenelele esimweni sokuzibulala, futhi isevisi ebingekho ngaphambi kuka-2007. I-VCL iyingxenye eyodwa nje yohlelo olukhudlwana losekelo lwe omakadebona abafuna ukuzibulala futhi ngokungangabazeki kunezimo eziphuthumayo ezingaphezu kuka-30 ezidingekayo zomakadebona usuku ngalunye, phawula nje inani elivame ukushiwo 20 umakadebona ozibulalayo ngosuku. Lelo nani lamadoda nabesifazane abafa ngokuzibulala usuku ngalunye, ngokungapheli, liletha izindleko zangempela zempi: izidumbu ezingcwatshiwe, imindeni nabangane bacekelwa phansi, izinsiza ezisetshenzisiwe, emuva esizweni ebesihlale sicabanga ukuthi sivikelekile empini ngokuvikelwa kwaso okubili. izilwandle. Indlela ebuhlungu ngayo Amazwi ka-Abraham Lincoln manje kuzwakala lapho umcabango wemiphumela yezimpi i-US ilethe kwabanye ibuyela ekhaya kithi:

Ngabe singalindela umdondoshiya wamasosha awela i-Atlantic ukuthi anyathele ulwandle futhi asichoboze? Ungalokothi! Wonke amabutho aseYurophu, e-Asia, nase-Afrika ehlangene, nayo yonke ingcebo yomhlaba (okwethu ngaphandle) esifubeni sawo sezempi, neBonaparte yomkhuzi, ayikwazanga ukuphuza ngenkani e-Ohio noma yenza ithrekhi. eBlue Ridge ovivinyweni lweminyaka eyinkulungwane. Kunini lapho-ke indlela yengozi okufanele ilindelwe? ngiyaphendula. Uma ike yafinyelela kithi kufanele ikhule phakathi kwethu; angeke ivele phesheya. Uma ukucekelwa phansi kuyinkambo yethu kumele nathi sibe umqambi nomphelelisi wako. Njengesizwe sabakhululekile kumele siphile sonke isikhathi noma sife ngokuzibulala.

Leli zinga eliphezulu lokuzibulala komakadebona liholela enanini eliphelele lokufa kwamasosha ekhaya elidlula inani eliphelele lababulawa empini. Ngo-2011, Glantz futhi Isakhamuzi saseBay "Besebenzisa amarekhodi ezempilo yomphakathi, kubike ukuthi bangu-1,000 35 omakadebona baseCalifornia abaneminyaka engaphansi kuka-2005 bafa kusukela ngo-2008 kuya ku-7,300 - inani eliphindwe kathathu elabulawa e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan ngesikhathi esifanayo." Imininingwane ye-VA isitshela ukuthi cishe omakadebona ababili base-Afghan nase-Iraq bafa ngokuzibulala usuku nosuku ngokwesilinganiso, okusho ukuthi balinganiselwa ku-2009 XNUMX omakadebona abazibulele kusukela ngo-XNUMX nje, ngemuva kokubuya ekhaya bevela e-Afghanistan nase-Iraq, baningi ngenani kune- Kwabulawa amalungu enkonzo angu-7,012 kulezo zimpi kusukela ngo-2001. Ukuze uqonde kahle lo mqondo wokuthi ukubulawa empini akupheli lapho amasosha efika ekhaya, cabanga ngeVietnam Veterans Memorial eWashington, DC, The Wall, namagama ayo angu-58,000. Manje yibone ngeso lengqondo i-Wall kodwa ilulule ngamamitha angaba ngu-1,000-2,000 ukufaka phakathi ama-100,000 kuya ku-200,000 kanye nama-veteran aseVietnam okulinganiselwa ukuthi alahlekelwe ukuzibulala, kuyilapho kugcinwe isikhala sokuqhubeka nokwengeza amagama inqobo nje uma omakadebona baseVietnam besaphila, ngoba ukuzibulala akusoze kwaphela. (Faka phakathi izisulu ze-Agent Orange, esinye isibonelo sokuthi izimpi azipheli kanjani, futhi Udonga ludlulela eMonument yaseWashington).

Ukulimala okungokwengqondo, okungokomzwelo nangokomoya okuza nempi esekhona akukhona nje e-United States noma esikhathini samanje. Imithombo ehlukene yomlando, njenge Roman futhi Umdabu waseMelika ama-akhawunti, sitshela ngamanxeba empi angokwengqondo nangokwengqondo, nokuthi yini eyenziwa kumasosha abuyayo, kuyilapho kukho kokubili. Homer futhi Shakespeare sithola izikhombo ezicacile zezilonda ezingapheli ezingabonakali zempi. Izincwadi zangaleso sikhathi kanye namaphephandaba enkathi ye-post War Civil abhala ngemiphumela yaleyo mpi ezingqondweni, emizweni kanye nempilo yama-Veterans Empi Yombango ngokubhala phansi ukusabalala kwe omakadebona abahlukumezekile emadolobheni nasemadolobheni kulo lonke elase-United States. Izilinganiso ziwukuthi amakhulu ezinkulungwane zamadoda afa emashumini eminyaka ngemva kweMpi Yombango ngenxa yokuzibulala, uphuzo oludakayo, ukweqisa izidakamizwa kanye nemiphumela yokungabi namakhaya okubangelwa yilokho ababekwenzile nabakubonile empini. UWalt Whitman "Lapho i-Lilacs Igcina ku-Dooryard Bloom'd", ngokuyinhloko i-elegy ka-Abraham Lincoln, ikhokha intela kubo bonke abahlupheka ngemva kokuphela kwempi ezinkundleni zempi, kodwa hhayi emiqondweni noma ezinkumbulo:

Futhi ngabona amabutho acelayo,
Ngabona kungathi emaphusheni angenamsindo amakhulu amafulege empi,
Ngathweswa intuthu yezimpi ngigwazwa ngemicibisholo ngawabona;
Futhi yayiswa ngapha nangapha entuthuni, futhi idabukile futhi inegazi.
Ekugcineni kwasala izingcezwana ezimbalwa phezu kwezinti, (kwathula konke,)
Nezinduku zonke zaphuka futhi zaphuka.
Ngabona izidumbu zempi, izinkulungwane zezinkulungwane zazo;
Namathambo amhlophe ezinsizwa ngawabona,
Ngabona imfucumfucu nemfucumfucu yawo wonke amasosha empi abulewe.
Kodwa ngabona ukuthi babengekho njengoba kwakucatshangwa,
Bona ngokwabo babephumule ngokugcwele, abazange bahlupheke,
Abaphilayo basala futhi behlupheka, umama wahlupheka,
Futhi unkosikazi nomntwana kanye nomngane ohlekisayo bahlupheka,
Futhi amabutho asele'd suffer'd.

Ukugxila kudatha yokuzibulala komakadebona ehlinzekwe yi-VA kuthola esinye futhi izibalo ezimangazayo. Kunzima ukuthola ngokweqiniso isilinganiso esinembile sokuzama ukuzibulala nokufa ngokuzibulala. Phakathi kwabantu abadala base-US CDC futhi eminye imithombo bika ukuthi cishe kunemizamo engama-25-30 yokufa ngakunye. Uma ubheka ulwazi oluvela ku-VA kubonakala sengathi lesi silinganiso siphansi kakhulu, mhlawumbe ngo izinombolo ezilodwa, mhlawumbe imizamo ephansi emi-5 noma engu-6 ngokufa ngakunye. Incazelo eyinhloko yalokhu ibonakala ingeyokuthi omakadebona banamathuba amaningi okuthi basebenzise isibhamu ukuzibulala kunezakhamuzi; akunzima ukuqonda ukuthi ukusebenzisa isibhamu kuyindlela engenzeka kakhulu yokuzibulala kunezinye izindlela. Imininingwane ikhombisa ukuthi ubungozi bokusebenzisa isibhamu ukuzibulala bungaphezu kwama-85%, kanti ezinye izindlela zokuzibulala izinga lempumelelo elingu-5% kuphela. Lokhu akuwenelisi nokho umbuzo othi kungani omakadebona benenhloso eqinile yokuzibulala kunezakhamizi; kungani omakadebona befinyelela endaweni yokucindezeleka neyokuphelelwa ithemba ekuzibulaleni kwabo okuqala ukuzimisela okungaka kokuqeda izimpilo zabo?

Kunikezwe izimpendulo eziningi kulo mbuzo. Abanye baphakamisa ukuthi ama-veteran azabalaza ukuphinde ahlangane nomphakathi, kanti abanye bakholelwa ukuthi isiko lezempi liyabavimba omakadebona ekuceleni usizo. Eminye imicabango idlulela embonweni wokuthi ngenxa yokuthi omakadebona beqeqeshelwe udlame maningi amathuba okuthi baphendukele odlameni njengesixazululo, kanti omunye umbono uthi ngenxa yokuthi isibalo esiphezulu somakadebona banezibhamu isixazululo sezinkinga zabo sisezandleni zabo. . Kukhona izifundo ezibonisa ukuthambekela kokuzibulala noma ubudlelwano phakathi kwama-opiates nokuzibulala. Kuzo zonke lezi zimpendulo eziphakanyisiwe kunezici eziyiqiniso ngokuchema noma ezihambisana nesizathu esikhulu, kodwa aziphelele futhi azikhohliwe ekugcineni, ngoba uma lezi bekuyizizathu zokuzibulala komakadebona abaphezulu kufanele bonke omakadebona baphendule ngendlela efanayo. Nokho, njengoba kuphawuliwe ngenhla, omakadebona abake baya empini futhi abake babona impi banamazinga aphezulu okuzibulala kunamakadebona angazange aye empini noma ahlangabezane nokulwa.

Impendulo yalo mbuzo wokuzibulala komakadebona imane nje kukhona ukuxhumana okucacile phakathi kokulwa nokuzibulala. Lesi sixhumanisi siqinisekiswe kaningi ocwaningweni olubuyekezwe kontanga ngabakwa VA kanye namanyuvesi ase-US. Kwi 2015 i-meta-analys eyenziwe yiNyuvesi yase-Utah Isikhungo Sikazwelonke Sabacwaningi Bezifundo Zomakadebona sathola ukuthi izifundo ezingu-21 kwezingu-22 eziye zabuyekezwa ontanga ezihlola ukuxhumana phakathi kokulwa nokuzibulala ziqinisekisa ubuhlobo obucacile phakathi kwalokhu kokubili.** Okunesihloko esithi “Ukuchayeka Ukulwa Nengozi Yemicabango Nokuziphatha Kokuzibulala Phakathi Kwabasebenzi Bezempi Nomakadebona: A Ukubuyekezwa Okuhlelekile kanye Nokuhlaziya I-Meta-Analysis", abacwaningi baphetha ngokuthi: "Lolu cwaningo luthole ukuthi amaphesenti angu-43 anda engozini yokuzibulala lapho abantu bechayeka ekubulaweni nasenyameni uma kuqhathaniswa namaphesenti angu-25 kuphela lapho bebheka ukuthunyelwa [endaweni yempi] ngokujwayelekile."

Kukhona ukuxhumana kwangempela phakathi kwe-PTSD nokulimala kobuchopho okubuhlungu nokuzibulala, zombili izimo zivame ukuba umphumela wokulwa. Ukwengeza, omakadebona bezempi babhekana namazinga aphezulu okucindezeleka, ukusetshenziswa kabi kwezidakamizwa kanye nokungabi nakhaya. Kodwa-ke, imbangela eyinhloko yokuzibulala kumakadebona wokulwa ngikholelwa ukuthi akuyona into yebhayoloji, ngokomzimba noma ngokwengqondo, kodwa into ezikhathini zamuva nje eseyaziwa ngokuthi ukulimala kokuziphatha. Ukulimala kokuziphatha kuwukulimala komphefumulo nomoya okubangwa lapho umuntu ephula izindinganiso zakhe, izinkolelo zakhe, lokho akulindele, njll. Kaningi. ukulimala kokuziphatha kwenzeka lapho othile enza okuthile noma ehluleka ukwenza okuthile, isib. Ngadubula ngayibulala leyo ntokazi noma ngehluleka ukusindisa umngane wami ekufeni ngoba ngizisindise. Ukulimala kokuziphatha kungase kwenzeke nalapho umuntu ekhashelwa abanye noma isikhungo, njengalapho eyiswa empini esekelwe emangeni noma edlwengulwa ngamasosha akanye nabo bese bephucwa ubulungiswa ngabakhuzi babo.

Okulingana nokulimala kokuziphatha yicala, kodwa ukulingana okunjalo kulula kakhulu, njengoba ubukhali bokulimala kokuziphatha adluliseli nje ebumnyameni bomphefumulo nomoya, kodwa futhi nasekuqothulweni komuntu siqu. Ngokwami ​​kwaba sengathi izisekelo zempilo yami, ubukhona bami, zasuswa ngaphansi kwami. Yilokhu wangiqhubela ekuzibulaleni. Izingxoxo zami nabanye omakad' ebona ababelimele zikufakazela okufanayo.

Sekungamashumi eminyaka ukubaluleka kokulimala kokuziphatha, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi leli gama eliqondile liye lasetshenziswa noma cha, liye laqondwa ezincwadini ezihlola ukuzibulala phakathi komakadebona. Kusukela ngo-1991 i-VA ikhonjwe isibikezelo esihle kakhulu sokuzibulala komakadebona baseVietnam njengokuthi "icala elihlobene nokulwa". Kuhlaziyo oselushiwo ngenhla lwe-meta-ukuhlaziywa kwezifundo ezihlola ubudlelwano bokulwa nokuzibulala kweNyuvesi yase-Utah, izifundo eziningi zikhuluma ngokubaluleka "kokuthi unecala, amahloni, ukuzisola, kanye nemibono engemihle" emcabangweni wokuzibulala komakadebona bezempi.

Ukubulala empini akuzenzekeli izinsizwa nezintombi. Kufanele babekwe esimweni sokwenza lokho futhi uhulumeni wase-US usechithe amashumi ezigidigidi zamaRandi, uma kungenjalo, ephelelisa inqubo yokubeka izinsizwa nezintombi ukuba zibulale. Lapho insizwa ingena e-Marine Corps ukuze ibe umshayeli wesibhamu izodlula amasonto angu-13 yokuqeqeshwa kokuqasha. Uzobe esehamba amasonto ayisithupha kuya kwayisishiyagalombili eziqeqeshela izikhali ezengeziwe namaqhinga. Kuzo zonke lezi zinyanga uzobe elungiselelwe ukubulala. Lapho ethola i-oda ngeke athi “yebo, mnumzane” noma “yebo, mnumzane” kodwa uzophendula ngokumemeza athi “Bulala!”. Lokhu kuzohlala izinyanga zokuphila kwakhe endaweni lapho ukuzimela kushintshaniswa neqembu elingangabazeki licabanga endaweni yokuqeqesha epheleliswe amakhulu eminyaka ukudala ababulali abanokuziphatha nabanolaka. Ngemva kokuqeqeshwa kwayo kokuqala njengoshayasibhamu, le nsizwa izobika ophikweni layo lapho izochitha khona sonke isikhathi sokubhaliswa kwayo, cishe iminyaka emi-3 nengxenye, yenza into eyodwa kuphela: ukuqeqesha ukubulala. Konke lokhu kuyadingeka ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi iMarine izobandakanya futhi ibulale isitha sakhe ngokuqiniseka futhi ngaphandle kokungabaza. Kuyinqubo engami, efakazelwe ngokwezemfundo nangokwesayensi engenakuqhathaniswa kunoma yini emhlabeni wezakhamuzi. Ngaphandle kokwenza isimo esinjalo abesilisa nabesifazane ngeke badonse inhlamvu, okungenani hhayi abaningi babo njengoba ojenene befuna; izifundo wezimpi ezedlule wabonisa iningi lamasosha akazange adubule izikhali zabo empini ngaphandle uma babemiselwe ukwenza kanjalo.

Ngemva kokukhululwa kwezempi, lapho ebuya empini, isimo sokubulala asisasebenzi inhloso ngaphandle kwempi kanye nebhamuza lempilo yezempi. Ukulungisa isimo akukona ukugeza ubuchopho futhi kufana nesimo somzimba esinjalo esingokwengqondo, esingokomzwelo nesingokomoya singakwazi ukuwohloka. Ebhekene naye emphakathini, evunyelwe ukubuka umhlaba, impilo kanye nabantu njengoba ekade ebazi ukungaboni ngaso linye phakathi kwalokho ayebekwe kukho ku-Marine Corps nalokho ayekade ekwazi ngaye manje sekukhona. Izindinganiso azifundiswa umndeni wakhe, othisha bakhe noma abaqeqeshi, isonto lakhe, isinagoge lakhe noma mosque; izinto azifunda ezincwadini ayezifunda nasemafilimini ayewabuka; nomuntu olungile ayehlale ecabanga ukuthi uzobuya, futhi lokho kungaboni ngaso linye phakathi kwalokho akwenza empini nalokho kanye nokuthi ubani ayekholelwa ukuthi uyikho kuphumela ekulimaleni kokuziphatha.

Nakuba kunezizathu eziningi zokuthi abantu bajoyine amasosha, njenge uhlaka lwezomnotho, iningi lezinsizwa nezintombi ezijoyina iButho Lezempi lase-US likwenza lokho ngenhloso yokusiza abanye, lizibheka, ngokufanelekile noma ngokungalungile, njengabantu abagqoke isigqoko esimhlophe. Le ndima yeqhawe igxiliswa kakhulu ngokuqeqeshwa kwezempi, kanye nangokusondela komphakathi wethu ekubeni ibutho lezempi; babone inhlonipho eqhubekayo nengangabazeki yamasosha kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusemicimbini yezemidlalo, kumamuvi, noma emkhankasweni wezombangazwe. Kodwa-ke, ulwazi lomakadebona empini luvame ukuthi abantu ababehlaselwe futhi impi ilethwe kubo babengabheki amasosha ase-US njengagqoke izigqoko ezimhlophe, kodwa kunalokho abamnyama. Nalapha futhi, kukhona ukungaboni ngaso linye emqondweni nasemphefumulweni kamakadebona, phakathi kwalokho umphakathi namasosha amtshela kona nalokho akubonile ngempela. Ukulimala kokuziphatha kungena futhi kubangele ukuphelelwa ithemba nokucindezeleka, ekugcineni, ukuzibulala kuphela okubonakala kunikeza impumuzo.

Ngake ngasho uShakespeare ngaphambili futhi kuyena ngivame ukubuya lapho ngikhuluma ngokulimala kokuziphatha nokufa ngokuzibulala komakadebona. Khumbula uLady MacBeth namazwi akhe ku-Act 5, Scene 1 of MacBeth:

Phuma, indawo elahliwe! Phumani, ngithi!—Owodwa, amabili. Kungani, ke, 'sekuyisikhathi sokwenza. Isihogo sidangele!—Fie, nkosi yami, fie! Isosha, futhi afeard? Yisiphi isidingo esisesabayo osaziyo, kuyilapho kungekho noyedwa ongabeka amandla ethu ukuba alandise?—Kodwa ubani owayengacabanga ukuthi ikhehla lalinegazi eliningi kangaka kuye?

I-thane kaFife yayinomfazi. Uphi manje?—Yini, lezi zandla ngeke ziphinde zihlanzeke? Uphazamise konke ngokuqala ...

Nali iphunga legazi. Wonke amakha ase-Arabia ngeke amnandi lesi sandla esincane. O, O, O!

Cabanga manje ngezinsizwa noma izintombi zasekhaya ezivela e-Iraq noma e-Afghanistan, eSomalia noma ePanama, eVietnam noma eKorea, emahlathini aseYurophu noma eziqhingini zasePacific, abakwenzile ngeke kushintshwe, wonke amazwi esiqinisekiso sokuthi izenzo zabo azizange ziguqulwe. ukubulala akunakuthethelelwa, futhi akukho okungahlanza igazi elibuhlungu ezandleni zabo. Lokho empeleni kuwukulimala kokuziphatha, okuyisizathu esenza amaqhawe kuwo wonke umlando azibulale ngemva kwesikhathi eside ebuya empini. Futhi yingakho okuwukuphela kwendlela yokuvimbela omakadebona ukuthi bazibulale wukuvimba ukuthi bangayi empini.

Amanothi.

*Mayelana ne umsebenzi osebenzayo ukuzibulala kwezempi, amazinga okuzibulala emsebenzini aqhathaniswa namazinga okuzibulala kwabantu, uma elungiselelwa ubudala nobulili, nokho, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ngaphambi kweminyaka engu-9/11 Amazinga okuzibulala ayemancane njengengxenye yezakhamuzi phakathi kwamalungu enkonzo esebenzayo (i-Pentagon ayizange iqale ukulandelela ukuzibulala kuze kube yi-1980 ngakho-ke idatha ngezimpi zangaphambilini ezingaphelele noma ezingekho emabuthweni asebenzayo).

**Ucwaningo olungazange luqinisekise ukuxhumana phakathi kokuzibulala nokulwa belungaphelele ngenxa yezinkinga zendlela yokusebenza.

UMatthew Hoh uyilungu lamabhodi ezeluleko e-Expose Facts, Veterans For Peace futhi World Beyond War. Ngo-2009 washiya isikhundla sakhe noMnyango Wezwe e-Afghanistan ekhombisa ukwanda kweMpi yase-Afghan okwenziwa yi-Obama Administration. Phambilini ubekade e-Iraq neqembu loMnyango Wezwe kanye nabaphathi bezempi baseMelika. Ungumfo oPhakeme neSikhungo Somgomo Wezizwe.

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