I-Syria, njengeLibya, iluhlu olubalulwe nguClark, futhi kuhlu olufanayo olubhekiswe kuDick Cheney owayengunqununu waseBrithani uTony Blair emibhalweni yakhe. Izikhulu zase-United States, kuhlanganise neSenator uJohn McCain, ziye zaveza ngokucacile isifiso sokuqothula uhulumeni waseSiriya ngenxa yokuthi ihlangene nohulumeni wase-Iran abakholelwa ukuthi kumele nabo baxoshwe. Ukukhethwa kwe-2013 yase-Iran kwakungabonakali ukushintsha lokho okubalulekile.
Ngesikhathi ngibhala lokhu, uhulumeni wase-US wayekhuthaza ukulwa kwempi yase-US eSiriya ngenxa yokuthi uhulumeni waseSiriya wayesebenzisa izikhali zamakhemikhali. Akukho bufakazi obuqinile balokhu kusakazwa okwamanje. Ngezansi kukhona izizathu ze-12 ukuthi kungani lesi sizathu samanje sempi asikho okuhle noma ngabe siyiqiniso.
I-1. Impi ayenzelwe ngokomthetho ngesizathu esinjalo. Ayitholakali kwi-Pello ye-Kellogg-Briand, i-Charter United Nations, noma uMthethosisekelo wase-US. Kodwa-ke, ingatholakala enkulumweni yempi yase-US yevini le-2002. (Ngubani othi uhulumeni wethu akakhuthazi ukuvuselelwa kabusha?)
I-2. I-United States ngokwayo ikhona futhi isebenzisa amakhemikhali nezinye izikhali ezilahlwe emhlabeni wonke, kuhlanganise namhlophe ama-phosphorus, ama-napalm, amaqoqo amaqoqo, kanye ne-uranium esebenzile. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi udumisa lezi zenzo, gwema ukucabanga ngabo, noma ungajoyina ngokuzilahla, akuzona ukulungiswa komthetho noma ukuziphatha kwanoma yikuphi isizwe esingaphandle ukusibhoboza, noma ukushaya esinye isizwe lapho amasosha ase-US esebenza khona. Ukubulala abantu ukuvimbela ukubulawa kwabo ngezidakamizwa ezingalungile yinkambiso emele iphume ngokugula okuthile. Yibize ukucindezeleka kokucindezeleka kwangaphambi kokucindezeleka.
3. Impi enwetshiwe eSyria ingaba yisifunda noma umhlaba wonke ngemiphumela engalawuleki. ISyria, iLebanon, i-Iran, iRussia, iChina, i-United States, iGulf ithi, amazwe e-NATO… ngabe lokhu kuzwakala njengohlobo lwengxabano esiyifunayo? Ngabe kuzwakala kungqubuzana noma ngubani ozosinda? Kungani emhlabeni ubeka engcupheni into enjalo?
I-4. Ukudala "akukho ndawo yezindiza" kuzobandakanya ukuqhuma amabhomu ezindaweni zasemadolobheni nokubulala ngokungenakuphika inani elikhulu labantu. Lokhu kwenzeka eLibya futhi sibheke kude. Kodwa kwakuzokwenzeka ngesilinganiso esikhulu kunazo zonke eSiriya, kunikezwe izindawo zamasayithi okuzoqhutshwa ibhomu. Ukudala "akukho ndawo yezindiza" akuyona indaba yokwenza isimemezelo, kodwa ngokushiya amabhomu kuma-anti-aircraft izikhali.
I-5. Zombili izinhlangothi eSiriya zisebenzise izikhali ezimbi futhi zenza izinyathelo ezimbi. Ngokuqinisekile ngisho nalabo abacabanga ukuthi abantu kufanele babulawe ukuze bavimbe ukubulawa kwabo ngezikhali ezahlukene bangabona ukungena kwezingalo zombili zombili ukuvikela omunye nomunye. Kungani kungenjalo, njengengqondo engaphephile yinye ingxabano ehilela ukuhlukunyezwa okufanayo kokubili?
I-6. Njengoba i-United States ihlangene nokuphikisana eSiriya, i-United States izobekwa icala ngenxa yecala lokuphikisa. Iningi labantu baseNtshonalanga ye-Asia bayazonda i-al Qaeda namanye amaphekula. Bazonda futhi i-United States kanye ne-drones yayo, imicibisholo, izisekelo, ukuhlasela ebusuku, amanga, nobuzenzisi. Cabanga ngamazinga enzondo azofinyelelwa uma i-al Qaeda ne-United States iqamba ukudiliza uhulumeni waseSiriya bese idala isihogo esinjengesi-Iraq endaweni yaso.
I-7. Ukuvukela okungathandeki okufakwa amandla ngaphandle kwamandla akuvami ukuholela kuhulumeni ozinzile. Eqinisweni akukafiki emlandweni wezimpi zezempi zase-US ezizuza ngokucacile ukuzuza abantu noma ukwakha isizwe empeleni ukwakha isizwe. Kungani iSiriya, ebukeka ingacabangi kakhulu kunezinhloso eziningi ezingase zibe khona, ingabe iwukuphela komthetho?
I-8. Lokhu ukuphikiswa akusikho isithakazelo ekwakheni intando yeningi, noma-ngaleyo ndaba-ekutholeni imiyalo evela kuhulumeni wase-US. Ngokuphambene nalokho, i-blowback kusuka kulaba babambisana kungenzeka. Njengoba nje kufanele sifunde isifundo samanga mayelana nezikhali manje, uhulumeni wethu kufanele afunde isifundo sokubamba isitha sesitha isikhathi eside ngaphambi kwalesi sikhathi.
I-9. Isibonelo esinye isenzo esingenamthetho se-United States, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi i-arming proxies noma ukubandakanya ngokuqondile, isetha isibonelo esiyingozi emhlabeni kanye nalabo aseWashington nase-Israel abakwa-Iran abakuzo ohlwini lwabo.
I-10. Iningi elinamandla lamaMelika, naphezu kwayo yonke imizamo yabamemezeli kuze kube manje, iphikisana nokuvikela izihlubuki noma ukuzibandakanya ngokuqondile. Esikhundleni salokho, ukusekela okuningi kunikezela usizo. Futhi abaningi (iningi?) AmaSiriya, kungakhathaliseki amandla okugxeka kwabo uhulumeni wamanje, aphikisana nokuphazamiseka kwamanye amazwe nobudlova. Iningi labavukeli, empeleni, liyizimbangi zangaphandle. Singasakaza kangcono intando yeningi ngesibonelo kunebhomu.
I-11. Kukhona izinyathelo ezingezona zentando yeningi ezenza intando yeningi e-Bahrain naseTurkey nakwezinye izindawo, nase-Syria ngokwayo, nohulumeni wethu akaphakamiseli umunwe.
I-12. Ukusungula ukuthi uhulumeni waseSiriya wenze izinto ezimbi noma ukuthi abantu baseSiriya bahlupheka, akenzi icala lokuthatha izinyathelo ezingenza izinto zibe zimbi nakakhulu. Kunenkinga enkulu yababaleki ababalekela iSiriya ngamanani amaningi, kodwa kunezimpimpi eziningi noma ngaphezulu zase-Iraq ezingasakwazi ukubuyela emakhaya abo. Ukuphuma ngaphandle komunye uHitler kunganelisa isifiso esithile, kodwa ngeke kuzuze abantu baseSiriya. Abantu baseSiriya bawusizo njengabantu base-United States. Asikho isizathu sokuba abaseMelika bangabe besongela impilo yabo kumaSiriya. Kodwa amaMelika ahlomile amaSyria noma ahlasele amabhomu aseSyria esenzweni esingase siphuthumise le nkinga, akekho owenza lutho. Kufanele sikhuthaze ukukhushulwa kanye nenkhulumomphendvulwano, ukungaboni ngaso sonke isikhathi izinhlangothi zombili, ukuphuma kwababaleki bamazwe angaphandle, ukubuya kwababaleki, ukuhlinzeka ngezidingo zomphakathi, ukushushiswa kwempi yezempi, ukubuyisana phakathi kwamaqembu, nokubanjwa kokhetho lwamahhala.
UNobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire uvakashele eSyria futhi waxoxa ngesimo sezinto lapho embukisweni wami womsakazo. Ubhale ku-Guardian ukuthi, "ngenkathi kunomnyakazo osemthethweni futhi osekudonse isikhathi eside wokuthula kanye nezinguquko ezingenalo udlame eSyria, izenzo zobudlova ezimbi kakhulu zenziwa amaqembu angaphandle. Amaqembu ayizishoshovu avela emhlabeni wonke ahlangane neSyria, ezimisele ukuguqula le mpi ibe ngeyenzondo yemibono. … Abagcini bokuthula bamazwe omhlaba, kanye nochwepheshe kanye nezakhamizi ezingaphakathi eSyria, bavumelana ngazwi linye ekuboneni kwabo ukuthi ukubandakanyeka kwe-United States kuzomane kubhebhethekise le mpi. ”
