Ukuqedwa Kwempi Kudinga Imicabango, Amagama, Nezenzo Ezintsha

NguDavid Swanson
Amazwana ku-Albuquerque, eNew Mexico, ngoDisemba 12, i-2018

Kukhona okwenzekayo manje eSenate yase-US ekuqedeni ukuhlanganyela kwe-US empini Yemen. Kunesidingo esikhulu kumthethosivivinywa. Kukhona indaba yokuthengisa i-Saudi Arabia izikhali zayo. Kukhona iNdlu yabamangaleli abangakhathazeki ngakho. Kukhona usongo lwe-veto. Kukhona umbuzo wokuthola ukuhlonishwa komongameli okwenziwe kahle ukuthi awuzange uphelele, okungenani hhayi kunoma yiziphi izinqwaba zamacala aqoshiwe ahlobene neRussia. Konke lokho okushiwo, isenzo samanje siyinto enhle kakhulu, futhi abasenenja baseNew Mexico baye bahlala ngakwesokudla.

Uma i-US Congress yayimelwe ukuma kumongameli empini eyodwa, abantu bangase baphakamise umbuzo weminye impi. Ukube i-US yayingasukuma e-Saudi Arabia, hhayi ngokuyinikeza izikhali nokusiza ezempi nokuvikelwa emthethweni wezwe ngamazwe ngenkathi icela ngobumnene ukulungisa izindlela zayo, kodwa ngokungafuni ukuba ngumlingani wayo ebugebengu, omunye umuntu angabuza ukuthi kungani okufanayo 'Ungahlolwa no-Israyeli noma u-Bahrain noma i-Egypt, njalonjalo.

Kodwa awukwazi nje ukuqeda impi, akunjalo? Yini okufanele siyishintshe impi ye-Yemen? Lona umbuzo engiwutholayo. Ngenkathi le mpi yilokho uMongameli Obama abize ngokuthi yimpi "ephumelelayo" yempi, umbuzo ngokuvamile wawufana nalokhu: "Hhayi, ungathanda yini ukuba nempi yangempela? Ngempi ye-drone okungenani akekho obulawe! " Ngaphandle kokuphawula ukuthi ubani obala ukuthi akekho noyedwa ongenakho, ngizokhumbula nje ukuthi ngingaphendula ukuthi ngingayithatha lutho, kodwa ukuthi ekugcineni uzoziphendulela ngempi eyingozi kakhulu - njengoba sekuyenzile manje.

Izimpi zihlukile kwezinye izinto umuntu angase athethe ukuphela. Uma ngithi kufanele siphumelele ukuboshwa kwabantu abaningi noma ukuxhaswa kwamanzi noma izinsizakalo zamanzi noma imfuyo noma izizwe noma izinkolo noma izikhumbuzo zempi noma amanethiwekhi amakhulu wethelevishini noma izinkampani zokukhokha intela ezinkampani noma i-Senate yase-United States noma i-Central Intelligence Agency noma izinhlaka ezingekho emthethweni noma ukwamukeleka kokuphindiselela noma ukuxhasa ngemali yomkhankaso wangasese noma izindiza zezindiza noma i-telemarketing noma i-Electoral College noma iKhomishana yamaMongameli kaMengameli noma ukukhangisa ezinkundleni zemidlalo - ukuzisola, ngezinye izikhathi kunzima ukuyeka - kungenzeka noma kungenzeki kahle, kuye ngokuthi umbono womuntu, buza ukuthi ngingayithatha indawo ngayinye yalezo zinto. Ungase ubuze, uma kungekho ukukhwabanisa, ukuthi izakhamuzi zizokhishwa kanjani. Kodwa uma kungekho ukukhangisa ezinkundleni zemidlalo, impendulo ingaba yizemidlalo nezintela ezinkampanini noma ingaba yizemidlalo ngaphandle kokukhangisa kubo, akunjalo? Akuyona yonke into edinga ukushintshwa.

Uma ngithi kufanele sigweme ukubulala noma ukweba noma ukuxhashazwa kwezingane noma ukudlwengulwa noma ukuhlukunyezwa-kittens, kunabantu abaningi abangenakubuza "Kodwa ungayithatha yini indawo yakho?" Kukhona ngisho nabantu abakuyo Ngingasho ukuthi kufanele sigcine ukuhlukunyezwa kwabantu, hhayi nje ama-kittens, obengasaphenduli ngokubuza "Kodwa ungayithatha indawo yakho?"

Manje, ake sibheke impi e-Yemen. Kubulala amadoda, abesifazane, kanye nezingane ngamashumi noma amakhulu ezinkulungwane futhi engozini yokufa kwezigidigidi ngaphezulu. Ukubeka amadoda, abesifazane nabantwana ekuhluphekeni kwezifo ezibulalayo, indlala, ukuhlaselwa kobudlova, kanye nokwenzeka okukhona njalo kokufa okusheshayo noma ukulimala. Uma kuqhathaniswa nalokho okulwa nale mpi ezigidini zabantu manje abahlala nemindeni yabo phakathi nalokho okwakuthiwa yi-altare, uma kuqhathaniswa nalokho, besongelwa ngeqembu lamaSulumane ahamba phambili avela eHonduras ewela umngcele wakho umsebenzi cishe uzwakala njengezindaba ezinhle. Ngisho, okungenani lapho usuka ngaphandle komnyango ongayithola ukuze ufunde okuthile ngamaHonduru nokuthi kungani wonke amaSulumane futhi mhlawumbe uthole izandla zakho kulowo mbuzo ongenakuqhathaniswa nombuzo waphakade "Kungani bezonda nathi?" ukuthi ungayithengisa kanjani impendulo ku-Fox News, ngeke usadinga umsebenzi wakho.

Impi ye-Yemen yenza abantu abacebile abacebile ngisho nabacebile, kodwa iningi labantu lihluphekile. Kubangela ukulimala okulimazayo emvelweni wemvelo, kuhlanganise nesimo sezulu somhlaba, kanye nengqalasizinda eyisisekelo yomphakathi. Yenza i-United States ivame futhi abantu abahlala lapha bavikelekile kancane, hhayi ngaphezulu. Kuqinisa i-al Qaeda, i-ISIS, nobudlova ngokujwayelekile. Kuyaphazanyisa ezinkingeni zangempela ezidinga ukuxazululwa kunokuba zenziwe, njengezulu, njengengozi yenuzi, njenge-oligarchy. Kusebenza njengesizathu sokukhukhula lesi sifundazwe esinezikhali ezingaphezulu futhi siqhubeke nokukhulisa isizwe ngerekhodi elibi kunazo zonke emalungelo abantu emhlabeni. Umlando wamalungelo abantu, ngendlela, uhlanganisa nendlela ophatha ngayo abantu ngaphandle kwezimpi. Ungabhomu izindlu eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane kodwa ungalokothi ubulale noma ubani one-scimitar noma ithambo elibonayo futhi unomlando okhanyayo wamalungelo abantu. Noma ungangamela ikamu lokufa kodwa ungakhokhisi izimpi futhi unomlando wokudabuka kwamalungelo abantu. Noma ungakwazi ukulwa nezinye izimpi kunanoma ubani omunye, futhi ukuvalela iziboshwa eziningi kunanoma ubani omunye, ukufaka ekubulaweni nasekuthunjweni kwasodwa kanye nokubulawa kwamaphoyisa okubandlulula, futhi uvumele ububha nokuhlupheka okukhulu phakathi kwezizwe ezicebile futhi usenalo irekhodi elimangalisayo lamalungelo abantu ukuthi abantu bakho bakholelwa ukuthi izimpi zakho ziyahlelwa ngenhloso lokusabalalisa amalungelo abantu. Noma kunjalo, iphuzu lami ukuthi kufanele ubeke amabhomu kuphela ohulumeni abanamarekhodi amalungelo omuntu, ngoba wonke umuntu uthanda ukuhlaselwa ngamabhomu.

Impi ye-Yemen ayikufezi lutho oluhle, kanti ukulimala okwenzayo kungabhalwa kwihora elilandelayo. Futhi kubiza ngokwezimali izikhathi eziningi ukuthi kuzothatha ukuthini ukuguqula lesi sizwe ngcono ngokusebenzisa usizo langempela. Ngakho-ke, yini okufanele siyishintshe impi? Yini okufanele siyenze esikhundleni sokuqhuma amabhomu ngeJemen?

Ungabhomu i-Yemen!

Ngokuvamile, yimpendulo yami yokuqala uma kuziwa noma yimiphi impi, nakuba kunezinye izimpendulo ezimbili ezinhle ezihamba kancane kancane. Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi bayadingeka, ngoba noma izimpi ezinjengezempi e-Yemen zilwa namasosha, njengamaSulumane aseMelika naseSaudi, uma ngicela ukuthi "Sifanele sithathe isikhundla samasosha ase-US?" Akekho ocabanga ukuthi ngumbuzo ophambanisayo indlela engiyenzayo. Lokhu kungukuthi, akekho ocabanga ukuthi kuyinhlamba umbuzo othi "Yini okufanele siyifake esikhundleni sokuthi i-kitten ihlukumeze?" Uma ngabe kukhona, abantu bacabanga ukuthi umbuzo ophambukayo ngoba abalungele ukucabanga ukuthi izikhali kufanele ziqedwe.

Uhlobo lwesibili lwempendulo eyodwa lunganikeza "Yini ongayenza esikhundleni sokulwa [faka igama lesizwe cishe kungabikho muntu ongayithola ebalazweni lapha?") Ukuthi kufanele uxazulule inkinga ethiwa ngendlela ehlakaniphile kunokuba ukubulala abantu abaningi futhi bezama ngandlela-thile ukuxhuma leyo nkinga ekhangisiwe. Ngamanye amazwi, funa izikhali ezingekho, noma ushushise ubugebengu obubekwe icala enkantolo yangempela, noma uxoxe ngesivumelwano ngaphambi kokubulawa kwabantu okuzenza sengathi usongelwe, noma ufike ekhaya izakhamuzi zase-US ozibiza zisengozini noma abaningi babo njengoba ungakwazi ukukhohlisa ukuhamba. Ngokujwayelekile uyobe ubhekene nenqwaba yamanga, kodwa lesi sombululo sisebenza ngokungakhathaliseki. ILibya yayingekho engozini yokuxoshwa kwabantu abaningi, kodwa ukuqhuma kwamabhomu kwakwenza lokho. I-Iraq yayingapheli amaphekula, kodwa manje. Ngeke uvumele i-African Union ukuba ihlangane noGadaffi noma ivumele abahloli ukuthi baqhubeke befuna izikhali e-Iraq bebengcono kunokuba benze ngempela ukukhathazeka okuqanjiwe? I-Afghanistan izimisele ukuvumela u-bin Laden ukuba abekwe icala. Kungani ungenzi lokho? IVietnam yayingeyona empeleni ihlasela i-United States hhayi empeleni ukudubula emifuleni ogwini lwawo. Kungani ungabonisi isiVietnam ukungabikho kwemonakalo emikhumbi bese ucela ukuba bakhokhe ama-dollar zero ukuze kulungiswe okudingekayo? ISpain yayizimisele ukuya ekubambiseleni umkhumbi engazange iveze eHort Harbor. Kungani ungenzi lokho?

Le mpendulo ibukeka kancane uma isizathu esifanele sinamathele empini edlule. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ucabangani ngokubulala izinsizwa ezintathu ezigidini zezigidi bese kugcina ubugqila, iningi lomhlaba lizikhiphe ubugqila noma isisipha ngaphandle kwalesi sinyathelo sokuqala. Uma ngabe sinquma ukuqeda ukuboshwa kwabantu abaningi, ingabe sizoqala ukuthola amasimu futhi sibulawe ngobuningi, bese sigcina ukuboshwa kwabantu abaningi? Ngivame ukucabanga ukuthi sizobe ngcono kangcono nje ukuba sifinyelele ngqo ekupheleni kokuboshwa kwabantu, kancane kancane noma ngokushesha kodwa ngaphandle kokubulala mass kuqala.

Uma ngikhuluma ngempi amanga, futhi mayelana nokuthi imbangela enhle ingabanjwa empini kodwa ayikwazi ukuba yingxenye yayo, ayikwazi ngempela ukuyiqonda, abantu ngezinye izikhathi bayabuza, "Hhayi, kodwa-ke, yini ngempela Isizathu sezo zonke izimpi? "Uma isakramente elikhazimulayo lasePearl Harbour yayingeyona imangazane kodwa yayifuna, uma i-United States ingazange imelane nokuvikela amaJuda kodwa yalahla futhi yalahla ekufeni kwayo, Ngithatha ngempela ukuthatha abantwana ngaphandle kwama-incubators, uma iMexico ingazange idubule ngempela, uma amaMompi engenawo ngempela ama-super dominoes alungele ukuthatha umhlaba, uma ubungane bakaSaddam Hussein no-Al Qaeda bebuqinile njengoDonald Umqondo kaTrump wokuthobeka, uma amaCanada akuzona zonke izinceku ezidabukisayo zeNkosi yaseNgilandi ngenxa yokungavumelani nokuguquka kwegazi, uma abantu bomdabu beleli zwekazi bengakabi kangcono ngenxa yokubulawa, kungani ? Kungani kunjalo? Awukwazi nje ukugijima ukuzulala abantu ngamashumi ezinkulungwane zezigidi kanye nokubeka i-apocalypse yenukliya ingozi ngaphandle kwesizathu esithile? Yisiphi isizathu?

Ngiyakuzonda ukuliphululela kubantu abaningi abangithumelela impendulo yalo mbuzo njalo, kodwa impendulo ayikho, njengoba ngiyakwazi ukutshela, noma yimuphi umuntu oyedwa noma okuyiqiniso. Ingabe inkohlakalo yezezimali? Yebo, lokho yingxenye yayo, kodwa hhayi ingxenye enkulu, okungenani hhayi nje futhi ngokuqondile ngokuthenga izikhulu. Kukhona nokuthengwa kwemithombo yezindaba, ukuxhaswa kwamathangi okucabanga, ukuxhaswa kwamaqembu ezombusazwe athengisa izikhulu, ukuhlolwa kwalabo abakhethiweyo abangase basuse iziphakamiso zokuthula kubalingani babo, njll Kodwa lokho akusikho impendulo enkulu.

Impendulo ayikho nokuba khona kwe-subspecies eyimfihlakalo yabantu abahlala emphakathini ababukeka njengawe kanye nami kodwa singenayo imiphefumulo, ingxabano engabe isasungulwa yisayensi kunezinkolelo zama-fascists ezihambelayo.

Akuwona nombono womphakathi, intando yeningi isenzo, okungenani hhayi nje kuphela. Uma sinenkululeko yentando yeningi eqondile, kuncane uma kukhona izimpi ezaziyoqala, futhi ukusetshenziswa kwempi kuzokwenyuka, mhlawumbe kuvuselela umjaho wezingalo ezizobuyela emuva ekugcineni okwakungenziwa noma yikuphi okungafani nalokhu. UTrump wathatha iNdlu eNtshonalanga ngemuva kokwenza izimpi eziningi zempi njengezitatimende zempi. UClinton walahlekelwa yizici ezimbalwa eziyinhloko - phakathi kwezinye izinto eziningi ezingalungile nezingalungile - inkolelo emindenini yempi ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi izokubulala labo abathandekayo. Isikhathi sokugcina abantu banikeza amaDemokhrasi iningi eCongress kwaba ngokucacile ukuqeda impi e-Iraq, okwakhulunywa yi-Democrats. Ngenhlanhla abazange banikwe iningi nganoma iyiphi injongo ecacile manje!

Futhi asikwazi ukuthi zonke izimpi zibe ne-inertia elula, nakuba kuyisici esiyinhloko. Ubeka umbuso wezinsizakalo, uthengisa futhi unikeze isikhali ezindaweni eziyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu, ubamba futhi uqeqeze izingxenye ezintathu zezinkohlakalo zamazwe ngokuchaza kwakho ngokwakho umbhali, uqeqesha futhi usebenzise konke okusemandleni akho kanye nezimpi eziningi ezingenakwenzeka, uvamisa izimpi kuze kube yilapho akekho owaziqaphelayo. Bambalwa bangakwazi ngisho nokubiza zonke izimpi zamanje zase-US. Akekho ongakwazi ukubiza wonke ama-bases ase-US manje noma amazwe asekuwo. I-CNN icela ukhetho lwangameli uma bezimisele ukubulala amakhulu nezinkulungwane zezingane. I-Starbucks ithi inesitolo e-Guantanamo ngoba ukungabi nalinye lapho kuyoba njengokuthatha isikhundla sezombusazwe. Usebenzisa ulimi nenqubomgomo kuze kube lula ukwengeza izimpi eziningi kunokuqeda noma iyiphi yazo. Noma kunjalo, okwamanje, inertia ayanele. Umuntu othile kufanele asebenze.

Angikaze ngibone impi engenazo izisusa ezingokoqobo, zonke ziyizinto ezingalungile noma ezingenangqondo, futhi ngokuvamile ziyinhloko phakathi kwabo isifiso esinqabayo sokubusa umhlaba nokulimaza nokuhlupheka, futhi iziningi zokugqugquzela , bonke bangamanga noma baqamba. Esinye sezikhuthazo zangempela esiye sasilokhu sizungezile kodwa esithatha ukuhlukumeza okuhlukile nokugcizekako maduze kufana nesithombe. Uma uye emihlanganweni eminingi yokuthula ungase ujwayelane nomuntu, okungenzeka noma angasebenzeli ngasese amaphoyisa, okholelwa ukuthi umhlangano omuhle, onamandla, ongeyena ongenamlandu ongenakwa yi-media media kungcono ukugxila kwi-frontpage ngokushaya amafasitela ambalwa - ngisho noma leso senzo siqinisekisa ukuthi i-rally elandelayo izoba encane kunaleyo. Manje, ake ucabange ukuthola lowo mfana futhi umenze abe ngumengameli we-United States. Cabanga nje ngabantu abaqhuba amanethiwekhi amanethiwekhi amakhulu amenza abe ngumengameli we-United States ngoba bayavumelana naye ukuthi akukho okunye okunakekelwa okubi. I-CEO ye-CBS, ekuchazeni sonke isikhathi samahhala somuntu oyedwa, uthi uDonald Trump angase abe mabi ku-United States kodwa uqinisekile ukuthi wayekulungele ukulinganisa.

Njengomongameli, i-Trump ibonakala iqhutshwa, ngaphandle kwe-oda elithile: lokho okushiwo yi-Fox News, ukuthi yini eyamkhathalela kakhulu, ukuthi yini umuntu wokugcina ekamelweni naye ekhulume, ukuthi yini eyandisa inzuzo yakhe yezezimali, futhi yenzani imizuzu eminingi ye-Trump ku-TV. Kodwa iTump ayiyena yedwa ekunakekeleni, ngendlela yakhe, lokho okushiwo yizindaba ezithize ngaye. Ngokusho kwePentagon Papers, i-70% yesizathu sokuqhubekela phambili empini eVietnam - iminyaka eminingi nezigidi zabantu abafayo - yayikuphela nje ukuze ingawuqedi, ngoba ukuphela kuyogxekwa ngaphezu kwanoma iyiphi indlela yokuqhubeka nayo. Noma-ke abahleli bempi bakholwa, futhi kwakungeyona into elindelekile. Buka lokho okushiwo okuthiwa ama-liberal media njalo njalo lapho uTrump ethatha isinyathelo kude noma isinyathelo sokuya empini yenyukliya neRussia noma eNyakatho Korea. Imikhiqizo yezokuxhumana ayikho ukuthula noma ubulungiswa kodwa ku-storylines abaye bakhulisa.

Umlawuli wakamuva kakhulu wempi eholwa yi-US e-Afghanistan watusa ukuwugcina, njengoba unabanye, umzuzu lapho ephuma khona. Kodwa isizathu sokuncoma - okwenziwe ngale mpi ngabangaphambili abaphathi bezinhlobo zabo zonke izinhlobo isikhathi eside kunabafundi abaphakanyisiwe esikoleni esiphakeme manje abazange baphathe isenzo kulokho okungcono kakhulu ukufingqwa yilokho omunye umholi wangaphambili wobugebengu, uStanley McChrystal uthe maduzane. UMcChrystal udlalwa nguBrad Pitt ku I-War Machine ku-Netflix, kodwa wathi lo mgwaqo ongaziwa-ongekho-fiction empeleni. Uthe lokhu lapho ebuzwa ukuthi kufanele kwenziwe kanjani e-Afghanistan:

"Ngahlangana noNobhala uPompeo kulokhu ekuseni futhi wangibuza umbuzo ofanayo, futhi ngathi, 'Angazi.' Ngifisa sengathi ngenzile. Uma nginempendulo enengqondo ... uma siphume futhi abantu abanjengo-al Qaeda babuyela emuva, akuvumelekile kunoma yikuphi ukuphathwa kwezepolitiki e-US Kungaba yingozi kuphela, futhi kungaba ubuhlungu kithi. Uma sibeka amabutho amaningi lapho futhi silwa kuze kube phakade, akusona umphumela omuhle noma. Angiqiniseki ukuthi yimiphi impendulo efanele. Isiphakamiso sami esingcono kakhulu ukugcina inombolo elinganiselwe yamandla lapho futhi nje kuphela uhlobo udaka bese sibona ukuthi yini esingayenza. Kodwa lokho kusho ukuthi uzolahlekelwa okuthile abantu, ngakho-ke kulungile kubantu baseMelika ukuthi babuze, 'kungani ngenza lokhu? Kungani ngimisa amadodana namadodakazi ami ngendlela eyingozi? ' Futhi impendulo yilezi, kukhona izindleko ezithile zokwenza izinto emhlabeni, ngokuhlanganyela. Lokhu akukwanelisi. Lokho akusilo uhlobo lwe-applause line impendulo, kodwa yilokho engicabanga, into kuphela engingayincoma. "

Isibhamu sase-US sithatha kancane sifuna ukuthola abantu, futhi namanje angisaboni ukufundwa kwe-poster "Bhalisela ukubulala abantu futhi ubeka ukuphila kwakho engozini ngenxa yokubhidliza! Yandisa ingozi yokuzibulala! Asikwazi ukuthembisa ukuthi ngeke uqede ukushisa emgwaqweni noma ukudubula ibhola lebusuku, kodwa singaqinisekisa ukuthi sizoqala izimpi eziningi ngegama lokusekela! "

Kukhona ukudonsa, futhi kukhona ama-Army addling.

I-muddling yeyodwa.

Ukuqhubeka impi ukuze kungapheli impi. Lona iresiphi ye-permawar. Futhi yilokho esinakho, izimpi ezingenakuphela. Futhi izimpi ezingekho abantu abanele zifuna ukuphela ngoba abangekho abantu ababulawa kulezi zimpi kubalwa njengalokho uStanley McChrystal ebheka abantu. Lo nyaka odlule e-Afghanistan ubulokhu ubulalayo, mhlawumbe obulalayo kakhulu, kanti amabhomu amaningi ahlaselwa kunanoma yisiphi isikhathi kusukela phezulu ku-2011, kodwa ngaphansi kuka-15 kokufa kuye kwaba ngamalungu aseMelika. Leyo namba ikhuphuka uma ubala ukuzibulala nezinye izigaba ezehlukene ezishiywe ngaphandle, kodwa zihlala zicincane uma kuqhathaniswa nokufa kwe-Afghan futhi kuqhathaniswa nezimpi ezedlule. Yilokho okuqhubhisa abantu abampofu ngamabhomu, kudala ababulalayo abodwa. Kodwa ingabe imithombo ye-US ikutshela ngakho?

Ngangibukela ifilimu yaseHollywood ebizwa ngokuthi Shock and Awe, elalibhekene nezimpi ze-Iraq ne-Afghanistan ne-Vietnam, futhi kwakudingeka ngilinde umugqa wombhalo esikrinini ekupheleni kwanoma yikuphi ukubonisa ukuthi noma ubani ovela kunoma yiliphi izwe elihlaseliwe belimele nganoma iyiphi indlela. Ngaphandle kwalokho, kubonakala sengathi izimpi zase-US kumele zihlasele amabutho ase-US enza i-100% yokuhlupheka kulezi zimpi.

Kuzo zonke izingxenye zezombangazwe indlela eyamukelekayo eyamukelekayo yokuhlukumezeka yilapho okubheka ukuthi i-96% yesintu ingabi nalutho uma kuqhathaniswa namanye ama-4%. Emasontweni amabili edlule uSeninkulu u-Elizabeth Warren uthi impi yase-Iraq ibulale abantu abangu-6 abayizinkulungwane. Yiqiniso ukuthi kunezigidi ezingaphezulu kwe-1, mhlawumbe izigidi ezingu-2, abantu abahlala lapho futhi abafa, futhi asinaso lutho ngokumelene nabo, kodwa abakho, uyazi, abantu, uyazi, wink wink - kuphela ngaphandle kwe-wink Ukuxuba ngoba lokhu kuvulekile. Zama, ngiyakunakekela, ukuthola i-athikili yephephandaba lase-US mayelana nempi yombango yase-US eyaphela ukugqilazwa ukuthi noma (i-1) iyavuma ukuthi ayiqedanga ubugqila, noma (i-2) igweme ekubhekiseni kuyo njengempi ebulalayo kakhulu yase-US ewake yaba. Ukhululekile kakhulu ukuthola isihloko sokungabaza ngeMpi ngoKhisimusi. I-Yall iyazi ukuthi iMpi Yomphakathi yase-US ikude kakhulu nempi ye-US eyayibulala kakhulu, njalo?

Ngendlela, ngiyaqonda ukuthi iCongressman Adam Smith uthe uzongenisa imithetho ukuze aqede imali yokulwa ne-Afghanistan. Ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele sisekele ukuqeda impi e-Yemen kanye nempi e-Afghanistan nokufaka ingxenye yemali kokubili ibe yinto entsha entsha. Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi uhlelo olusha lwe-Green New Deal kufanele luvume ukuthi isabelomali sempi sikhona njengemithombo engaba yimali nokuthi ukulwa kwempi kwenza umonakalo omkhulu wezemvelo okumele uqedwe.

Angikaze ngihlangabezane nempi yangempela ngoKhisimusi, kodwa sekuyisikhathi eside kusukela iUnited States yayinabantu abambalwa lapho izimpi eziyishumi nambili zihlasela uKhisimusi. Futhi cishe akekho umuntu ongakwazi ngisho nokuwabiza. Cishe wonke umuntu angangitshela ukuthi ezinye izimpi zilungile futhi abanye abangekho. Kodwa cishe akekho ongangitshela ukuthi yiziphi izimpi ezikhona noma eziqambayo ukuze zixoxisane nazo-inkinga engicabanga ukuthi ngisho namaRoma asendulo ayenayo. Ngaphandle kwe-Yemen, kukhona impi e-Afghanistan esibhekisela kuyo njengempi ende kunazo zonke e-US ngoba impi ngokumelene nabantu abahlala eNyakatho Melika ayengeyona impi yangempela ngoba ayengekho ngempela abantu bangempela, ngisho wena wazi ukuthi ngithini. Ukuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu kuqhuma ngokuphawulekayo e-Afghanistan ngonyaka odlule futhi futhi kulo nyaka, ngokwe-akhawunti yase-US Air Force Central Command ye-Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Cabanga ukuthi kubi kangakanani ukuthi lezi ziboshwa zizoba izingane ezincane zokubalekela uma zingekho kwi-Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Bazoqala ukusikhokha imali yokubamba imihlangano yomphakathi eWashington, DC, kodwa ngokuqinisekile bayoba yimali ephakeme ngaphandle kwe-Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

Khona-ke kukhona i-Operation Inherent Resolve, impi ebizwa kahle kangangokuba cishe akekho owaziyo ukuthi ikuphi, impi eye yabona amasosha aqeqeshiwe e-CIA namabutho aqeqeshiwe e-Pentagon alwa, impi engakaze ibe nomqondo wayo ngoba, Operation Inherent Resolve, eyaziwa ngokuthi ukuqhuma kwamabhomu e-Iraq neSiriya. Ukuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu kwakusenyuka ngonyaka odlule lapho uMosul edilizwa, kodwa uhla kakhulu ngonyaka.

I-Bureau of Investigative Journalism ihlaziye izigameko zokudutshulwa kwe-drone. Bamba iqhaza ngendlela eqhubekayo e-Afghanistan, futhi banda eYemen naseSomalia, kodwa behla kakhulu ePakistan. Khona-ke kukhona ukulwa okuqhubekayo e-US eLibya. Khona-ke kukhona izimpi eziya eNyakatho Afrika, eziningi zazo ziphazamiseka ngokubhujiswa kwe-Iraq neLibya. Khona-ke kukhona izikhali ezingapheli ezithinta izinto eziye zagcwalisa isifunda somhlaba ukuthi, ngaphandle kwa-Israyeli, akenzi izikhali ezingaphezu kwamaMelika aseMelika enza ama-whisky noma amaShayina enza i-opium.

Khona-ke zikhona zonke izimpi ezisongelwa futhi zengozini, kanye nodlame oluncane emazweni amaningi emhlabeni wonke.

UDonald Trump ungumongameli wokuqala wase-US kusukela uJimmy Carter engakaqali izimpi ezintsha ezintsha. Futhi iqiniso lokuthi akanalo, yize ithelevishini imtshela ukuthi ekugcineni uongameli lapho ebhubha abantu, nakuba efuna ukukhulekela okuyimpumputhe efika kubenzi bezempi, kusho okuthile okuhle kakhulu ngomkhuba wase-US. Ngesikhathi iVietnam Syndrome ethi uBush the First ekholelwa ukuthi wayiphulukisa yayingakaze iphelele, i-Iraq Syndrome isiqiniseko ayikho, kodwa ikhona. Yingakho iCongress ithi ayikho ibhomu elikhulu laseSiriya e-2013. Futhi akungabazeki ukuthi yingxenye enkulu yokuthi kungani i-Trump ingazange iqale yonke impi e-Iran. Akekho othanda ukwenza into edakiwe njengalokho uBush Omncane akwenza. Ayikho into enempilo kunokuthi umkhuba wase-US ubiza kanjani i-syndrome.

Manje, angisekho ukuphika ukuthi kukhona okuthiwa uMbuso oPhezulu noma ukutshela ukuthi azikho amahhovisi okusebenza eWashington, akukho abakwa-lobbyists bokuphila, ayikho i-groupthink enobuhlungu, ayikho inkohlakalo ekhohlisayo. Kodwa mina ngeke ngibe ngowokuqala ukukutshela ukuthi iTump ingenasisekelo. Ngiye ngahlangana namalungu amaningi e-Congress. Uma bekungenakuqala ukuqala, ngokushesha bayakuba njalo. Futhi lokhu akuyona into embi noma into ephikisana nentando yeningi. Uma i-Trump imelana nokuhlasela i-Iran ngoba yena nabanye abanye kuhulumeni bayazi ukuthi sonke sasizokwenza ngokushesha noma kamuva siqaphele ukuthi kwakuyinto enzima kakhulu ukuyenza, futhi uma amaSenenja ezophendukela e-Saudi Arabia - kuhlanganise namaSenenja asekelwa yi-Saudi Arabia - ngoba I-Saudi Arabia ibulale a Washington Post intatheli ngaphandle kokusebenzisa i-missile, lokhu kuvula amathuba athile kithi. Kuthiwani uma siphatha izimpi ezibulala umuntu ngendlela osombusazwe besaba ngayo ukuthi singaphatha izimpi ezibulala abaningi baseMelika? Kuthiwani uma sibheka ukulungiselela izimpi eziningi ngaleyo ndlela?

Angikhulumi ngisho nangendlela eyinhloko lapho impi ibulala khona. Amaphesenti amathathu e-US asetshenziselwa ukuchitha imali angase aqede indlala emhlabeni, iphesenti elilodwa ukungabi namanzi ahlanzekile. I-United States ingahlinzeka izindlu nezikole nezibhedlela kuwo wonke umuntu wase-Afghanistan ngokuncane kakhulu kunalokho asetshenzisile ekubhubhiseni indawo. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi izinto zibe zimbi futhi ngezinye izindlela zimbi nakakhulu lapho i-United States ingena empini? Kunjalo. Siyazi lokho futhi sazifuna iminyaka eminingi, eminingi manje, ngokusekelwe ekuqondeni ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kwenzeka ukuthi kubi nakakhulu. Bathi ukungcoliswa komoya kokubili kubangele ukushisa okushisa futhi kubonakalise ukukhanya kwelanga, ukuze kuthi uma siyiyeka futhi sinomoya ohlanzekile, ukulahlekelwa yilokho kubonakala kusho ukufudumala okwengeziwe. Kodwa akusona isizathu sokuqhubeka nokungcola. I-Afghanistan ibilokhu ihamba kabi ngezindlela eziningi iminyaka eminingi. Kuthiwani uma sizophoqelela abezindaba base-US ukuthi balahle usuku ngalunye lomsebenzi oqhubekayo owenza izinto zibe zimbi nakakhulu ngendlela okulindeleke ukuba ilahle ngayo noma yikuphi ukuhoxiswa okwenza izinto zibe zimbi nakakhulu? Kuthiwani uma sicabanga ukuthi kungenzeka yini imibono yokunciphisa umonakalo njengokungathi sithole izimali ezingenakulinganiswa zesabelomali sezempi sase-US? Ungangcolisa izwe elihlinzeka nge-$ 1,000 ngesibhamu ngasinye? I-Australia yenza lokho okunikela ngemali. Uma ubunganikeza abantu imisebenzi emisebeni yelanga nomoya, ngabe bayothatha? Uma ungakwazi ukulahla amakhulu ezinkulungwane zezigidi zamaRandi ekuqhakambiseni amakhombandlela yokwenza ama-Afghani afane nokuhlala, kungani ungasebenzisi imali engaphansi kwalokhu ekwakheni iqembu elondoloze abantu base-Afghanistan? Uma amabutho ahlomile efakazelwe ukuthi akakwazi, kodwa izivikeli ezingasetshenziswanga ezivikelekile kanye nokuthula okungekho emthethweni kuye kwaba nempumelelo emhlabeni jikelele, kungani ungaziniki ukuzama?

Inkinga, yiqiniso, ukuthi leyo migomo engeyona impi ebiza imali ibhekwa njengabizayo, kuyilapho izimpi ezibiza kabili kakhulu kubhekwa njengokungenakugwema. Ngo-June 20, i-2013, i-Atlantic washicilela isihloko sikaTa-Nehisi Coates esithi "Cha, uLincoln Wayengeke Akwazi 'Ukuthenga Amakhoboka'." Kungani? Yebo, abanikazi bezinceku babengafuni ukuthengisa. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ngokuphelele. Abazange, hhayi nhlobo. Kodwa i-Atlantic iphinde igxile kwenye ingxabano, okungukuthi ngabe ngabe ibiza kakhulu, ibiza imali eyi-$ 3 billion (ku-1860s imali). Kodwa, uma ufunde ngokucophelela-kwakulula ukuyikhumbula-umbhali wavuma ukuthi impi ibiza kabili lokho okuningi. Akekho obikezela ukuthi impi izobiza ngani ekuqaleni, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi yonke impi emlandweni, njengoba nje ngiyazi, iye yabikezelwa ngokuqiniseka ukuthi izindleko ezingaphansi kokuphela kwezindleko, futhi ngenxa yokuthi izimpi namuhla azipheli, singaqala ucabangela izindleko zabo ukuba zilele phakathi kokukhulu kakhulu nokungapheli.

Ukuhlanganiswa kwezimpi ezingapheli ekubhekeleni kobuphekula okwenzeke ukuthi ubuphekula bubikezeleke akuzange kube yindlela ebiza ngayo noma yiliphi inani elikhulu lo mbiko wakamuva owakhulumayo. Umbiko ngamunye onjalo mayelana nokuthi yiziphi izimpi ezibiza izindleko empeleni zizama ukutshela ukuthi ingxenye encane yokusetshenziswa kwempi ingenxa yezimpi, kuyilapho konke okunye kungokwento engaziwa. Eqinisweni, ukusetshenziswa kwempi kuwukuphela kwezimpi nokulungiselela izimpi. Ibiza i-United States ngaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ngonyaka. Umonakalo ophezulu wendawo yemvelo, ngaphezu kokuphela kwendawo yokuthola imali ekunciphiseni ukuwohloka kwezemvelo okungenzeka ukuthi sekuvele kuvaliwe - okwenza kube yinto engavamile ukuba khona kwayo kusukela emibhalweni ye-Democrats version i-New Deal Deal kanye nesicelo sokuthi imali izokwenziwa nje. Yilungelo lokufihla uhulumeni. Yisizathu esiphezulu sokukhushulwa kwezikhulu zomphakathi. Yimbangela eyinhloko yokwanda kobandlululo nokucwasana. Ama-veteran ayo ahlanganisa ama-35% wabantu abadubula abantu base-US kodwa kuphela i-14% yabesilisa besiminyaka esifanele. Kuye kwaholela kubantu emazweni amaningi etshela i-pollsters yokuthi i-United States ingozi enkulu yokuthula emhlabeni. Isikhungo sempi sithinteka ngokwakho kanye nemigomo yomunye umuntu. Yenza umonakalo omkhulu kunanoma iyiphi impi ethile. Kudala ingozi ye-apocalypse yenuzi lapho izizwe eziningi zizama ukuvimbela izikhali zenuzi. Ukuze impi ethile ibe yinto nje kungadingeka ukuthi iqondwe ngokusemthethweni ngokwemibandela yayo futhi, njengoba nje ingenakuqhathaniswa, idlula konke ukufa nokubhujiswa okudalwe futhi kuvunyelwe ukuba kwenzeke ngokukhetha ukulahlwa kwemithombo yethu emkhakheni wempi.

Impi yinto ebi kakhulu kunazo zonke abantu abazenzayo, kodwa nokho kuye kwaba yinto evamile kangangokuthi kuvele ngaphandle kokusho, futhi isidingo sokuqeda akukhulunywa ngaso.

Uma ufunda amawebhusayithi omkhankaso wezintatheli ezimbili zeNew Mexico kanye nabamele abathathu, ngeke ukwazi ukuthola ukuthi ngabe ubani wabo ocabanga ukuthi i-60% yemali yokuqaphela ukulwa nempi ayincane kakhulu noma ayiningi kakhulu noma ayilungile, noma ngabe yimuphi wabo ufuna ukuthi i-United States ijoyine noma yiziphi ezinye zezinhlelo eziningi ezithintekayo, noma ngabe noma ubani wabo ufuna ukuqeda noma yimiphi izimpi noma aqale noma yiziphi izimpi, vala noma yiziphi iziqhingi noma uvula noma yiziphi izizinda. Ezingosini zabo ezimbili, uBen Ray Lujan no-Xochitl Torres Small ngeke uthole nhlobo inqubomgomo yangaphandle futhi bakwazi ukufakazela ukuthi umhlaba kufanele ube khona ngoba bakholelwa ukuthi abalandeli bezilwane bavikela nathi futhi bavikele inkululeko yethu, futhi ama-veteran kumele yenza lokho endaweni ethile. Owesithathu, Deb Haaland, unikeza imisho emithathu futhi ufuna ukusetshenziswa kwamandla abe yisikhathi sokugcina, kodwa akachazi ukuthi kungenzeka kanjani. UTom Udall ujabule ngempi e-Afghanistan kodwa noma kunjalo ufuna ukuba uqede unyaka noma iminyaka engakaziwa. Ucabanga ukuthi i-United States isakaza intando yeningi eMpumalanga Ephakathi nokuthi ukunikeza izikhali ku-Israyeli kuyasiza. UMartin Heinrich ugxeke u-Trump of saber ukugwedla ngomusho owodwa kanye ne-isolationism ngakulandelayo, ubona i-NATO njengamandla amakhulu, ikholelwa eNyakatho Korea naseRussia "izinsongo emhlabeni wonke," futhi uthi iRussia ihlasele i-United States ngendlela engacacisiwe. U-Heinrich uthi i-United States kufanele ibeke ubugebengu obubulalayo bokuqala impi uma "inhloso ethile efinyelelekayo." Uyanezela imisho embalwa exhasa usizo lwangaphandle kanye nokubhekana nesimo sezulu.

Kukhona uhlobo lwesithathu lwempendulo yombuzo othi "Ungayinqoba yini le mpi?" Kusho ukuthi kudingeka sidlulisele sonke isikhungo sempi ngezimboni ezinokuthula, ukudibanisa, izinhlangano zamazwe ngamazwe ngentando yeningi, ukuxazulula izingxabano ezingezona ukuthula, isiko lokuthula, lolu hlobo lokuguqulwa kwesistimu lukhonjisiwe World BEYOND Warincwadi ka - I-Global Security System: I-Alternative to War.

Ngakho-ke, yini okudingeka siyenze ukuze sifike lapho? Yiziphi izenzo ezintsha ezidingekayo?

Kudingeka sifune ukuphela okusheshayo kwezinye izimpi nezikhali ezithile, kodwa kudingeka sikwenze njengengxenye yomkhankaso ohloswe ukuqeda ukuphela. Lokhu kusho ukungahambisani nezimpi ukuze kulungiswe ezinye izimpi. Kusho ukungahambisani nezikhali ngenxa yokuthi azisebenzi futhi izikhali ezisebenza kangcono ziyadingeka. Kusho ukungazenzisi ukuthi amaphesenti angu-3 noma i-4 yokufa empini ebulawa yi-US yizingxenye ze-100 zokufa. Ngoba bangabagwema labo bantu abafa ngenkathi bebulawa ngokulingana okukhulu. Kusho ukuthatha indawo yokugubha impi emasikweni ethu kanye nemikhosi yokuthula. Kusho ukufundisa abantu ukuthi baqonde futhi bafune izinyathelo zokulwa nokulwa nezikhali nokuguqulwa.

Kodwa akusho ukungabi nokuphuthuma. Izingcingo ezikhulayo zokumelana okusheshayo nokukhululekile okungenakuphikisana nokushaya nokuphazanyiswa, kufaka phakathi kwamaqembu anamagama afanele afana ne-Extinction Rebellion kufanele futhi abe yinjongo kulabo abaye babheka kokubili emazingeni e-carbon emkhathini nasehoreni lezinhlekelele zenuzi. Lezi zinsabiso ezimbili ziseduze kunanini ngaphambili, futhi zixhunywe ngokujulile. Akukhona kuphela ukulwa nempi lapho imali ihlala khona okudingekayo ekuvikelweni kwemvelo, kodwa impi iyinhlangano enkulu ekubhujisweni kwemvelo.

Ngisanda kubhalela uSenat Bernie Sanders incwadi ethi angene empini ngendlela engathí sina. Ngabuza izazi ze-100 nezishoshovu ukuba zisayine ekuqaleni, futhi izinkulungwane eziningi zisayine kusukela manje. Namuhla, World BEYOND War, I-RootsAction.org, ne-CODE PINK basungula isikhalazo ku-Aleksandria Ocasio-Cortez, becela ukuthi iGreen New Deal yakhe ivume ukuthi kukhona khona impi yase-US njengamandla okubhubhisa ukubuyisela emuva ngokuvalwa kokugcina futhi njengomthombo wezimali ezidingayo ukuthunyelwa ezidingo zabantu kanye nezemvelo.

World BEYOND War isebenza emikhankaso embalwa ukuthi noma ubani angakwazi ukuhileleka kuyo. Omunye ukuvala izisekelo. Enye ihlukana nabadayisi bezikhali. Siphinde sigxile emfundweni. Sikhuluma ezikolishi nasezikoleni eziphakeme, futhi ngamaqembu othisha. Sine-webinars yamahhala nezinfundo ze-intanethi eziza maduze ukuthi ungabhalisela i-worldbeyondwar.org.

Senza isakhiwo sokusebenzisana. Ngenxa yokuthi impi ingumonakalisi ophezulu wemvelo kanye nokukhululeka komphakathi kanye nokubusa komthetho, nomgqugquzeli wobandlululo, kanye nomgodi lapho kukhishwa khona imali okudingwa yiyo yonke inhlangano enhle ngaphandle lapho, singakwazi futhi kufanele sakhe ubumbano obanzi.

Enye ithuba lokukwenza lokho yi-April 4th ezayo, okumele kube usuku lokumemezela inkulumo edume kakhulu kaMartin Luther King Jr. ngokumelene nempi nokubulawa kwakhe kanye nosuku olulandelayo. I-NATO ihlela ukuzigubha ngokwayo, izimpi zayo, izisekelo zayo kanye nezikhali ngo-Ephreli 4th eWashington, DC Sihlela ukugubha ukuthula nokungahloniphi i-NATO edolobheni, futhi umenyiwe ukuba uze DC futhi wenze umcimbi wakho lapha. Hlola i-http://notoNATO.org lapho ungazinikela khona, uvumela, uxhase, uthole ukugibela nokulala, njll.

Ukwakhiwa kombuthano omkhulu, kunezinto eziningi ezahlukana nathi futhi zisiphazamise. Enye yezinto ezimbi kunazo zonke ezenza kokubili ukuhlanganyela. Ngicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukuqaphela izifundo zomlando: ushintsho oluphawulekayo luye lwavela ngokuyinhloko ekuhambeni okungaphephile okuye kwashintsha lokho okwamukelekayo, hhayi kokubeka abantu abahlukene emandleni.

Angivumi ukhetho. Ngicabanga ukuthi i-United States kufanele ibenze ngelinye ilanga emazingeni ngamazwe okulingana nokuqinisekisa. Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele sisebenzise uhlelo olubolile esinalo. Futhi angiphikisani nokushintsha ukuthi ubani osemandleni. Eqinisweni, ngicabanga ukuthi ukhetho luphuza kakhulu futhi lungenasikhathi esijeziso, nokuthi sidinga ukuthunjwa nokuthunjwa, kanye nosongo olungokwethenjelwa kolunye udaba lokukhishwa nokususwa, okuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu kunokuba ngubani lowo ongena ehhovisi.

Uma kuziwa kokhetho, uma ufuna ukwenza into encane engalungile, zikhiphe ngaphandle. Ukugwema ukuphikisana ngalokho kungaba isipho esikhulu sesikhathi namandla kumphakathi. Kodwa uma kungesona usuku lokhetho, ngicabanga ukuthi noma yikuphi ukuhlukumeza okubi nokuncane nokubi-okubi ukuyihlukumeza ngokuzenzekelayo. Eminyakeni eminingi edlule izinhlangano zomhlangano zabasebenzi ezihleliwe zemiyalelo yokunakekelwa kwezempilo lapho zivimbela abantu ukuthi bathi "umkhokhi oyedwa" ephikelela ukuthi abantu bazenze sengathi bafuna okuthiwa "ukhetho lomphakathi." Bambuza amaDemocrats ukuthi abantu kufanele bazenze sengathi bafuna. Futhi-ke abazange bathole lokho abantu ababekufunayo noma lokho abantu abazithobayo ababekufunayo. Izikhulu ezikhethiwe kufanele zenze ngokwabo ukuyekethisa. Akudingi ukuthi uyenzele yona.

Ngisanda kubuka uMongameli wangaphambili u-Obama ekuqhaqhazela ukuthi ngabe ukhulise kangakanani ukukhiqizwa kwamafutha. Futhi ngikhumbula ukuthi i-350.org ibambe imibhikisho ka-Obama ngezimpawu ze-Obama futhi ijabulela Obama futhi isimemezelo sokuthi Obama kufanele ashintshe izindlela zakhe ngoba laba bantu babe naye noma ngabe wayenjalo noma cha.

Umbhikisho ofuna ukusindiswa komhlaba akudingeki ukuba kube noma ukulwa neqembu lomuntu. Kudingeka kube yibo bonke abantu. Ubunikazi bethu akudingeki ukuba yiqembu elilodwa eliwonakele noma elinye, noma ngisho nephesenti lonke le-4 labantu kuleli zwe. Kudingeka kube yilowo nalowo kulezi zinhlobo, kwezinye izinhlobo zezinhlobo, kanye nezinhlelo eziphilayo lapho sonke sizethemba khona.