Ngu-Medea Benjamin no-Ann Wright, Julayi 14, 2019
Umyalo kaMongameli uTrump wokuthi iPentagon ibe nombukiso wasemoyeni wezindiza zamasosha phezu kweWashington, DC ngoJulayi 4 unikeze isifundo somlando ngempi yaseMelika eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule, kanye nombono osabekayo walokho okungase kubonakale esibhakabhakeni sase-Iran uma uJohane. U-Bolton uthola indlela yakhe.
Izindiza zokulwa ezijatshulelwe abalandeli bakaTrump ngesikhathi zindizela phansi phezu kwetshe lesikhumbuzo enhlokodolobha yesizwe azizange zijabulelwe ngabantu base-Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen nasePalestine njengoba uhlobo olufanayo lwezindiza lundiza phezu kwemizi yabo. -bethusa futhi bebulala izingane zabo futhi bedala umonakalo ezimpilweni zabo.
Phezu kwalawo mazwe, i-Air Force B-2 Umoya, Amasosha Asemoyeni I-F-22 Raptor, Navy I-F-35C Joint Strike Fighter futhi F/A-18 Hornet ama-stealth fighters namabhomu andizela phezulu kangangokuthi angabonakali noma azwakale—kwaze kwaba yilapho ukuqhuma okukhulu kwamabhomu awo angamakhilogremu angu-500 kuya kwangu-2,000 XNUMX kushaya futhi kwacekela phansi yonke into nawo wonke umuntu endaweni yawo. I i-radius blast yebhomu elingamaphawundi angu-2,000 82 ingamamitha angu-1,200, kodwa ukuhlukana okuyingozi kufinyelela kumafidi angu-2017. Ngo-21,000, abaphathi bakaTrump baphonsa ibhomu elikhulu kakhulu elingelona elenuzi endaweni yalo, iphawundi le-XNUMX. “umama wawo wonke amabhomu,” endaweni yomhume emhumeni e-Afghanistan.
Yize iningi labantu baseMelika selikhohliwe ukuthi sisempini e-Afghanistan, abaphathi bakaTrump "lula" imithetho yokubandakanya, evumela amasosha ukuthi alahle amabhomu amaningi ngo-2018 kunanoma yimuphi omunye unyaka kusukela impi yaqala ngo-2001. Amabhomu angu-7,632 awela phansi Izindiza zaseMelika ngo-2018 wenza abenzi bezikhali base-US bacebile, kodwa hit 1,015 izakhamizi zase-Afghan.
Izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ze-Apache ezenziwe ngama-Boeing, ezajabulisa isixuku ngoJulayi 4, zisetshenziswe iButho Lase-US ukuqhumisa imizi nezimoto ezigcwele izakhamuzi zase-Afghanistan nase-Iraq. Amasosha akwa-Israel awasebenzisa ukubulala izakhamuzi zasePalestine eGaza kanti amasosha aseSaudi abulale izingane eYemen ngale mishini yokufa.
Izindiza zaseMelika namabhomu abiza izigidigidi zamadola athengiselwe iSaudi Arabia athole inzuzo erekhodiwe kubakhiqizi bezikhali abafana noRaytheon noLockheed Martin. Kepha bashaye ingwijikhwebu izakhamizi zaseYemeni selokhu kwaqala impi yomoya ngo-2015, babulala abantu ezimakethe, emishadweni, emingcwabeni kanye nezingane ezingama-40 ohambeni lwasehlobo ebhasini lesikole. URadhya al-Mutawakel, usihlalo wenhlangano yamalungelo abantu yase-Yemeni iMwatana, uthi i-US inomthwalo wemfanelo ongokomthetho nowokuziphatha wokudayisa izikhali kumfelandawonye oholwa yiSaudi. “Izakhamizi zaseYemeni ziyafa mihla namalanga ngenxa yale mpi futhi nina (Melika) nibhebhezela le mpi. Kuyihlazo ukuthi izithakazelo zemali zibaluleke ngaphezu kwegazi labantu abangenacala.”
Imoto eyodwa edume kabi yokufa engazange indize ngaphezu kweWashington kwakuyindiza ebulalayo yaseMelika. Mhlawumbe bekuyingozi kakhulu ukuthi imoto yasemoyeni engaphethwe muntu (UAV) indize eduze kukaMongameli wase-United States kanye nesixuku sezakhamizi zaseMelika ezinomlando wayo wokuphahlazeka okuningi okungaqondakali kanye nokwehluleka kobuhlakani okubangele ukufa kwamakhulu abantu abangenacala. e-Afghanistan, ePakistan, eYemen nase-Iraq.
UJohn Bolton, onendlebe kamongameli nsuku zonke, wabhala ku-op-ed ngo-2015 ethi ukuze kuvinjwe i-Iran ekutholeni isikhali senuzi, i-US kufanele ibhomule i-Iran. Manje njengoba esegqugquzele i-Iran ukuthi inyuse i-uranium ngenxa yokuthi i-US ihoxile esivumelwaneni senuzi kanye nabasayinileyo base-Europe bakhipha izibopho zabo esivumelwaneni, iBolton iyakulangazelela ukuqala ukuqhuma kwamabhomu. Kanjalo noBibi Netanyahu no-Mohammad Bin Salman. Kokubili i-Israel neSaudi Arabia sekuphele iminyaka bezama ukudonsela i-US empini ne-Iran. Ozakwethu ezinkundleni zokusiza kanye nababaleki eMpumalanga Ephakathi basitshela ukuthi kunempi ezayo futhi balungiselela imiphumela yayo embi kakhulu esifundeni sonke.
Njengoba izinja zempi zase-US zezombusazwe kanye nabezindaba zikhala futhi zifuna igazi e-Iran, isinqumo sikaTrump sokukhombisa amandla omlilo asemoyeni waseMelika kumele ngabe sajatshuliswa oklebe bezempi kwezokuphatha kanye neCongress, nabangane babo embonini yezikhali. Kepha kithina esifuna izixazululo ezinokuthula ezingxabanweni zamazwe ngamazwe, umbukiso wesine kaJulayi wawuyisikhumbuzo esidabukisayo sokufa okunyantisayo okubangelwa ukuthambekela kokulandelana kwabaPhathi bempi kanye nokwesaba okungenzeka kuthele abantu base-Iran maduze nje uma uJohane. U-Bolton uthola indlela yakhe.
UMedea Benjamin ungumsunguli we-CODEPINK: Women for Peace kanye nomlobi wezincwadi eziningi ezihlanganisa "Ngaphakathi kwe-Iran," "Umbuso Wabangalungile: Saudia Arabia" kanye "Ukubulala Nge-Remote Control-Drones."
U-Ann Wright unguColonel Wezempi yase-US osethathe umhlalaphansi kanye nowayeyinxusa laseMelika owasula ngo-2003 ephikisana nempi kaBush e-Iraq. Ungumbhali ohlangene we "Disent: Voices of Conscience."
