Ukuthi Ukuqeda Impi Kungabukeka Kanjani

NguDavid Swanson, World BEYOND War, Ngo-September 5, i-2021

Uma ucabanga ukuqeda impi, ucabanga ukuthi uMongameli wase-US ekhala ngezindleko zomuntu zezindleko zempi ngenkathi ngasikhathi sinye efuna ukuthi iCongress inyuse imali yezempi - kanti ngenkathi ekhuluma ngezimpi ezintsha ezingase ziqaliswe?

Ngabe umbona ngeso lengqondo eqhumisa imindeni ngemicibisholo evela ezindizeni zamarobhothi, futhi ezibophezela ukuqhubeka nalezo “ziteleka” ebe egcizelela ukuthi izinto ezinjalo azisho ukuqhubeka kwempi?

Ngabe unethemba lokuthi uma izimpi zenkululeko zingaphela singathola inkululeko yethu, amalungelo ethu okukhombisa ukubuyiselwa, umthetho wePatriot ususiwe, amaphoyisa endawo akhiphe amathangi abo nezikhali zempi, indawo ephucwe wonke amakhamera nemitshina yensimbi nengilazi yokuqinisekisa izinhlamvu eseyikhulile amashumi amabili eminyaka?

Ngabe ucabange ukuthi abantu abasezinkanjini zaseGuantanamo ababengakaze babe “enkundleni yempi” babengeke besabhekwa njengezinsongo zokubuyela “lapho” lapho “impi isiphelile”?

Ngabe ubucabanga ukuthi ngaphandle kwempi kungahle kube nokuthile okufana nokuthula, kufaka phakathi mhlawumbe inxusa, ukususwa kwezijeziso, noma ukungavunyelwa kwempahla?

Ngabe mhlawumbe ubunethemba lokuthi ukuxolisa nokuhlawuliswa kuhambisane nokuvuma ukuthi ezinye zezizathu ezibalulekile zempi (ezinjengokuthi “ukwakha isizwe”) bekungamampunge?

Ngabe ubulindele ukuthi uMongameli wase-United States ngasikhathi sinye aqede impi futhi ayale ukusetshenziswa kwemali ephezulu kwezempi ukuthi a-oda imibhalo ngendima yase-Saudi Arabia ku-9/11 eyenziwe umphakathi ngenkathi ethengisa izikhali eziningi eSaudi Arabia?

Ingabe wanele umphuphi ukuthi ube nomcabango wokuthi kuzokwenziwa ucwaningo olunzulu ngabafileyo, abalimele, abahlukumezekile, nabangenamakhaya - mhlawumbe nokuthi sizobona ukubikwa okwanele kulabo ababulawa yimpi ngengxenye ethile yomphakathi wase-US ukwazi ukuthi, njengazo zonke izimpi zakamuva, ngaphezu kuka-90% wezisulu bezingasohlangothini olulodwa, futhi bekungakuluphi uhlangothi?

Ngabe ubunethemba lokuthi okungenani uzovinjelwa ekugxekeni labo abahlukumezekile, okunye okuvunyelwe empini kubadala futhi kubusha? Ngabe ubuqonde ngempela, ngokujulile ukuthi ukubikwa kokuphela kwempi ikakhulu kuzobe kungobudlova nesihluku sokuyiqeda, hhayi ukuyenza? Ngabe kushonile kulezo zincwadi zomlando kanye namaphephandaba azotshela abantu unomphela ukuthi uhulumeni wase-US wayefuna ukubeka u-Osama bin Laden ecaleni kodwa amaTaliban akhetha impi, yize eminyakeni engama-20 eyedlule amaphephandaba abika okuphambene nalokho?

Vele, akekho owacabanga ukuthi abantu abasebenza iminyaka engama-20 ukuqeda impi bavunyelwe kuthelevishini. Kepha ubuqaphelile ukuthi ochwepheshe abasemoyeni ikakhulukazi kungaba ngabantu abafanayo abagqugquzela impi kusukela ekuqaleni futhi, ezimeni eziningi, bazuza kakhulu kuyo?

Akekho umuntu ocabanga ukuthi iNkantolo Yamacala Obugebengu Yomhlaba Wonke noma iNkantolo Yomhlaba ishushisa abantu abangewona ama-Afrika, kodwa kungenzeka yini ukuthi umuntu akazange acabange ngokungahambisani nomthetho kwempi okuyisihloko sengxoxo?

Ingxoxo kuphela evunyelwe ngeyokuguqula impi, hhayi ukuyichitha. Ngibonga kakhulu amathani omsebenzi owenziwe yi-Costs of War Project, kepha hhayi ukubika ukuthi iminyaka engu-20 edlule yempi yabiza ama- $ 8 trillion. Ngiyabonga futhi amathani omsebenzi owenziwe yi-Institute for Policy Studies, mhlawumbe ikakhulukazi ukubika kwabo ngama- $ 21 trillion uhulumeni wase-US awasebenzisile kwezempi phakathi neminyaka engama-20 edlule. Ngazi kahle ukuthi akekho umuntu ongacabanga ukuthi izinombolo zikhulu njengaleyo nombolo. Kepha angicabangi ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwempi nokusetshenziswa kwamalungiselelo empi nokusizakala ngempi kule minyaka engama-20 edlule kube yi-38% engalungile. Ngicabanga ukuthi kube nephutha elingu-100%. Ngiyazi nge-100% ukuthi sinamathuba amaningi okukunciphisa emuva kancane kunokukuqeda konke ngasikhathi sinye. Kepha singakhuluma ngezindleko ezigcwele zempi, kunokujwayela iningi labo (kube sengathi belenzelwe okuthile ngaphandle kwempi), noma ngabe siphakamisa ukwenzani ngakho.

Uma umehluko phakathi kuka- $ 8 trillion no- $ 21 trillion ungenakuqondakala, okungenani singabona ubuningi bezinto ezinhle umuntu ngamunye abengazenza uma eqondiswa kabusha kwizidingo zabantu nezemvelo. Okungenani singabona ukuthi eyodwa icishe iphindwe kathathu enye. Futhi mhlawumbe singawubona umehluko phakathi kwezinombolo ezincane kakhulu, $ 3 billion no $ 25 billion.

Izishoshovu eziningi futhi - ukuzithatha ngezwi lazo - ngisho namalungu amaningi eCongress afuna ukusetshenziswa kwemali kwezempi kuncishiswe kakhulu futhi kuthuthelwe ezindaweni zokuchitha eziwusizo. Ungathola inqwaba yamaLungu eCongress kanye namakhulu amaqembu wokuthula ukusayina izincwadi noma izikweletu zokusekela ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwezempi ngamaphesenti ayi-10. Kepha ngenkathi uBiden ehlongoza UKWANDA UKUSETSHENZISWA kwemali yamasosha, amaLungu eCongress ahamba phambili "aqhubeka" aphikisana nanoma ikuphi ukwenyuka okungaphezu kukaBiden, ngaleyo ndlela enza ama-Biden ajwayelekile - namanye amaqembu oxolo enanela ngokushesha lowo mugqa omusha.

Ngakho-ke, ngiphikisana nokwenyuka kwama- $ 25 billion, kepha ngiphikisa kakhulu ukwenyuka kwama- $ 37 billion yize ingxenye yayo isekelwa yiBiden kanti enye ingxenye iyimizamo ye-bipartisan yeCongressal ukuthi singaqhwashaza kanzima futhi zenze sengathi zisola amaRephabliki kuphela.

Kungani ngineziphikiso eziningi kangaka zokuphikisa, ezinyanyisayo, nezihlukanisayo ngalesi sikhathi sokuthula okukhulu nokukhanya nokuxazululwa - ekugcineni - "kwempi ende kunazo zonke emlandweni wase-US" (inqobo nje uma aboMdabu baseMelika bengebona abantu)?

Ngoba ngicabanga okuhlukile lapho ngicabanga ngokuqeda impi.

Ngicabanga ukuxazululwa, ukubuyisana, nokubuyiselwa - mhlawumbe kufaka phakathi ukushushiswa ngamacala obugebengu kanye nokugwetshwa. Ngicabanga ukuxolisa nokufunda izifundo. Lapho isazi-mlando esisodwa noma isishoshovu sokuthula besingakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi ongcono kunayo yonke imishini yokuhlola amasosha- "wezombusazwe" ngokwenqaba ibhizinisi elihlanyayo lokubulala abantu abaningi (njengoba kwenziwa yilungu elilodwa leCongress), ngilindele izinguquko ezithile - izinguquko inkomba yokuphuma kancane kancane ebhizinisini lempi, hhayi ekutholeni izimpi ezilandelayo "zilungile."

Ngicabanga amakhomishini eqiniso nokuziphendulela. Ngicabanga ngoshintsho lwezinto eziseqhulwini, ukuze i-3% yemali yezempi yase-US engaqeda indlala eMhlabeni empeleni ikwenze lokho - kanye nezimangaliso ezifanayo eziphathelene nenye i-97%.

Ngicabanga ukuthi i-US okungenani iqeda ukuhweba ngezikhali, iyeke ukugcwalisa umhlaba ngezikhali zase-US, futhi ivala izisekelo ezichaza umhlaba zisusa uthuthuva. Lapho amaTaliban ebuza ukuthi bambi kangakanani kuneSaudi Arabia nabanye ohulumeni abaningi abasekelwa yi-US, ngilindele impendulo - enye impendulo, noma iyiphi impendulo - kepha empeleni impendulo yokuthi i-US izophela ukuletha imibuso ecindezelayo yonke indawo, hhayi nje indawo eyodwa ethi iqeda impi yayo (ngaphandle kokuqhubeka nokuqhuma kwamabhomu).

Iqiniso lokuthi ngaphezu kwezinxenye ezintathu kwezine zomphakathi wase-US utshela abezindaba ukuthi lisekela ukuphela kwempi (kulandela ukwaziswa okungapheli kwabezindaba kokuphela kwempi okuyinhlekelele), kusikisela kimi ukuthi angingedwa ngokufisa okuthile okungcono kancane kunalokho esikutholayo endleleni yokuqeda izimpi.