NguDavid Swanson
Ikhava kaJanuwari-Februwari 2015 I-Atlantic uyabuza “Kungani Amasosha Angcono Kakhulu Emhlabeni Eqhubeka Elahlekelwa?” okuholela ku lesi sihloko, ehluleka ukuphendula umbuzo.
Okugxilwe kakhulu kwe-athikili ukuthola osekujwayelekile manje ukuthi iningi labantu base-US-American abekho kwezempi. I-athikili ihambisana nomunye okhuthaza uhlaka. Isimangalo esisihlokweni esikhulu ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi abantu abaningi banqanyuliwe empini bazimisele kakhulu ukuyithumela ezimpini ezingenakunqotshwa.
Akukho lapho umbhali, uJames Fallows, azama khona ukusho ukuthi yini eyenza izimpi zinganqotshwa. Uthi impi yokugcina eyanqoba i-United States nganoma iyiphi indlela kwakuyiGulf War. Kodwa akasho ukuthi kuxazulule inkinga. Kwakuyimpi elandelwa ukuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu kanye nezijeziso futhi, empeleni, ukuvuselelwa okuphindaphindiwe kwempi, okuqhubekayo futhi kwanda ngisho namanje.
Okufanele ukusho uFallows ukuthi lapho amasosha ase-US esekwenzile angakwenza - okungukuthi, ukuqhumisa izinto - eGulf War, kuma kancane. Izinsuku zokuqala e-Afghanistan ngo-2001 nase-Iraq 2003 zabona "ukunqoba" okufanayo, njengoba kwenza iLibya 2011 kanye nezinye izimpi eziningi zase-US. Kungani uFallows enganaki iLibya angazi, kodwa i-Iraq ne-Afghanistan yehla njengokulahlekelwa encwadini yakhe, ngicabanga, hhayi ngoba akukho okusalungiswa noma ngenxa yokuthi amasosha kanye neCongress bakhohlakele futhi bakha izikhali ezingalungile, kodwa ngoba ngemva kokuqhumisa yonke into. , amasosha abambelele iminyaka ezama ukwenza abantu bayithande ngokubulala abangani namalungu omndeni wabo. Imisebenzi enjalo cishe ayinakunqotshwa, njengaseVietnam nakwezinye izindawo eziningi, ngoba abantu ngeke bayemukele, futhi ngenxa yokuthi imizamo yamasosha yokudala ukwamukeleka ayinamphumela. Ibutho lezempi elingcono elinokuzigxeka okwengeziwe, okusalungiswa, kanye nesabelomali esihloliwe ngeke kuliguqule leli qiniso nakancane.
Umbango kaFallows wokuthi akekho onake izimpi namasosha awugeja iphuzu, kodwa futhi uyaqina. “Angazi,” uyabhala, “noma yiluphi uhlanga lwaphakathi nonyaka lweNdlu noma iSigele lapho izindaba zempi nokuthula . . . bekuyizinkinga zomkhankaso wesigaba sokuqala.” Ukhohliwe ngo-2006 lapho amavoti okuphuma ekhombisa ukuqeda impi yase-Iraq njengomgqugquzeli wokuqala wabavoti ngemuva kokuthi abantu abaningi abebemele ukhetho bephikisana nempi ababezokhula ngokushesha nje lapho bengena esikhundleni.
I-Fallows iphinde yeqe umthelela wokuhlukaniswa komphakathi nezempi. Ukholelwa ukuthi kwakungenzeka ukwenza inhlekisa ngamasosha ngesiko elidumile lapho, futhi ngenxa yokuthi, umphakathi omningi wawuseduze nebutho lezempi ngokusebenzisa umndeni nabangane. Kodwa lokhu kugwema ukuyela phansi okuvamile kwabezindaba base-US kanye nokulwela impi yesiko lase-US angazange abonise ukuthi kungenxa yokunqanyulwa ngokuphelele.
U-Fallows ucabanga ukuthi u-Obama ubengeke akwazi ukwenza wonke umuntu "abheke phambili" futhi agweme ukucabanga ngezinhlekelele zezempi ukube "abaseMelika bebezizwa bethonywe umphumela wezimpi." Akungabazeki, kodwa ingabe impendulo yaleyo nkinga iwuhlaka noma imfundo encane? Akuthathi okuningi ukukhomba abafundi basekolishi lase-US ukuthi isikweletu sabafundi akuzwakali kwezinye izizwe ezilwa izimpi ezimbalwa. I-US ibulale inani elikhulu lamadoda, abesifazane, nezingane, yazenza izondwa, yenza umhlaba waba yingozi kakhulu, yacekela phansi imvelo, yalahla inkululeko yomphakathi, futhi yamosha izigidigidi zamaRandi ebezingenza izwe elihle elisetshenziswe ngenye indlela. Uhlaka alunakwenza lutho ukwazisa abantu ngaleso simo. Futhi ukugxila kukaFallows kuphela ezindlekweni zezimali zempi - hhayi ezindlekweni ezinkulu zezempi eziphindwe ka-10 - kukhuthaza ukwamukelwa kwalokho u-Eisenhower axwayise ngokuthi kuzodala impi eyengeziwe.
Umzamo kaFallows wokubheka emuva nawo ubonakala uphuthelwa ukwenziwa kwamarobhothi kwezimpi zase-US. Akukho okusalungiswa okuzosenza sibe ngama-drones, abashayeli bezindiza okuyimishini yokufa ngokwabo enqanyuliwe ezimpini.
Noma kunjalo, i-Fallows inephuzu. Kuyaxaka kakhulu ukuthi uhlelo lomphakathi oluphumelele kancane, olumoshayo, olubiza kakhulu, olucekela phansi kakhulu alungabazeki futhi ngokuvamile luthenjwa futhi luhlonishwa iningi lomphakathi. Lona umsebenzi owasungula igama elithi SNAFU elithi godsake, futhi abantu balungele ukukholelwa yonke inganekwane yayo yasendle. UGareth Porter Uchaza isinqumo esilahlwe ngamabomu sokwethula kabusha impi yase-Iraq ngo-2014 njengezibalo zezepolitiki, hhayi njengendlela yokujabulisa abenza inzuzo, futhi hhayi njengendlela yokufeza noma yini. Vele, abazuzi bempi basebenza kanzima ukwenza uhlobo lomphakathi olugcizelela noma olubekezelela izimpi eziningi, futhi ukubala kwezepolitiki kungase kuhlobane nokujabulisa abantu abakhethekile kunomphakathi jikelele. Kusafanele ukubiyela njengenkinga enkulu yamasiko phambi kwethu - kanye nokuphikiswa kwesimo sezulu - ukuthi abantu abaningi kakhulu bazimisele ukuthokozela izimpi futhi nangaphezulu ukwamukela umnotho wempi unomphela. Noma yini enyakazisa leso simo kufanele ishayelwe ihlombe. http://warisacrime.org
