nguDonna R. Park, World BEYOND War, Okthoba 13, 2021
IPentagon ikhiphe eyayo umbiko Wonyaka muva ngokuzibulala kwezempi, futhi kusinikeza izindaba ezibuhlungu kakhulu. Ngaphandle kokuchitha amakhulu ezigidi zamaRandi ezinhlelweni zokuqeda le nkinga, izinga lokuzibulala lamasosha asebenzayo e-US lenyuke laya ku-28.7 kwabangu-100,000 ngonyaka we-2020, lisuka ku-26.3 kwabayi-100,000 ngonyaka owedlule.
Leli yizinga eliphakeme kakhulu kusukela ngo-2008, lapho iPentagon iqala ukugcina amarekhodi anemininingwane. Kwi isitatimende esihlangene, UNobhala Wezempi wase-US uChristine Wormuth kanye noGeneral James McConville, umphathi wezempi, babike ukuthi “ukuzibulala kuseyinselelo enkulu kuMbutho wethu,” futhi bavuma ukuthi abanakho ukuqonda okucacile ukuthi yini ebangela lokho.
Mhlawumbe kufanele babhekisise umthelela wokuqeqesha, ukuhlomisa izikhali, nokuqasha izinsizwa nezintombi ukubulala abanye abantu. Kube khona okungenakubalwa izindaba zokuhlukumezeka kubangelwa yile mikhuba.
Kungani iningi labantu baseMelika bakwamukela lokhu njengezindleko zokugcina ukuphepha kwezwe? Ngabe izingqondo zethu ziye zasihlikihla amandla amakhulu namandla asabalele ezakhiwo zezimboni zezempi njengoba uMongameli u-Eisenhower waxwayisa inkulumo yokukhulumisana ku-1961?
Iningi labantu baseMelika licabanga ukuthi ukudela impilo yengqondo kanye nezimpilo zamadoda nabesifazane bethu kwezempi kumane nje kuyizindleko zokuvikela i-United States. Abanye bafela emhlabeni, abanye olwandle, abanye emoyeni, kanti abanye bazothatha izimpilo zabo. Kepha ingabe sidinga ngempela ukudela izimpilo zabantu abaningi kangaka, kulelizwe nakwamanye amazwe, ukuze sihlale siphephile, sivikelekile futhi sikhululekile? Asitholi indlela engcono yokufinyelela kulezi zinhloso?
Abameli be umfelandawonye womhlaba wentando yeningi kholwa ukuthi singasuka ku umthetho wamandla, othembele emhlatshelweni wezimpilo, ku amandla omthetho lapho izinkinga zixazululwa enkantolo yomthetho.
Uma ucabanga ukuthi lokhu akunakwenzeka, cabanga iqiniso lokuthi, ngaphambi, ngesikhathi, nangemva kwenguquko yaseMelika, ithi lokho kwakha i-United States yalwa ngezihluthu. George Washington wayekhathazeke kakhulu ngokuzinza kwesizwe ngaphansi kukahulumeni ophakathi obuthakathaka ohlinzekwa yi-Articles of Confederation, futhi ngesizathu esihle.
Kepha, lapho kuvunyelwa umthethosisekelo futhi izwe lasuka enhlanganweni laya kumfelandawonye, amazwe aqala ukuxazulula izingxabano zawo ngaphansi kwegunya likahulumeni wobumbano hhayi enkundleni yempi.
Ngo-1799, isibonelo, kwakunguhulumeni omusha wesifundazwe owenelisa ngokugculisayo ixazulule impikiswano ende yangaphakathi ukuthi, esikhathini esiyiminyaka engama-30, kwase kuqubuke umbango wegazi phakathi kwamabutho ahlomile aseConnecticut nasePennsylvania.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, bheka umlando we iyuniyani yase-Europe. Ngemuva kwamakhulu eminyaka kuliwa kabuhlungu phakathi kwezizwe zamazwe aseYurophu, i-European Union yasungulwa ngenhloso yokuqeda izimpi eziningi ezazichitha igazi phakathi kwazo ezaphetha ngenhlekelele yeMpi Yezwe II. Yize i-European Union ingakabi umfelandawonye wamazwe, ukuhlanganiswa kwawo namazwe ayekade ebangisana kubeke isisekelo somfelandawonye futhi kube yimpumelelo emangalisayo ekunqandeni impi phakathi kwawo.
Ungacabanga ngomhlaba oxazulula izinkinga zawo enkantolo yomthetho esikhundleni sokuchoboza izimpilo zezigidi zamadoda nabesifazane? Cabanga ngalezi zinyathelo.
Okokuqala, siguqula iZizwe Ezihlangene zisuswe kumfelandawonye ziye kumfelandawonye wezizwe ezinomthethosisekelo oqinisekisa amalungelo abantu emhlabeni wonke, ovikela imvelo yethu yomhlaba wonke, futhi uvimbela impi nezikhali zokubhujiswa okukhulu.
Ngemuva kwalokho sakha izikhungo zomhlaba ezidingekayo ukusungula nokuphoqelela umthetho wezwe ngobulungiswa. Uma isikhulu sikahulumeni sephula umthetho, lowo muntu uzoboshwa, aquliswe icala, kuthi uma etholakala enecala afakwe ejele. Singayiqeda impi futhi, futhi, sivikele ubulungiswa.
Vele, sizodinga amasheke nezilinganiso ukuqinisekisa ukuthi alikho izwe noma umholi onegunya ongalawula umfelandawonye womhlaba.
Kepha singenza umhlaba ube indawo engcono ngaphandle kokuqeqesha, ukuhloma izikhali, nokuqasha izinsizwa nezintombi ukuba zibulale abantu bakwamanye amazwe, futhi ngalokho, sishiya amasosha ethu ezobhekana nemiphumela, okubandakanya hhayi nje ukufa enkundleni yempi, kepha nobuhlungu bengqondo ukuzibulala.
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IDonna Park ungusihlalo weBhodi Yabaqondisi be- Izakhamizi zeGlobal Solutions Education Fund.
