By UDavid Swanson, Mashi 21, i-2018.
Ingxoxo yeLwesibili futhi ivotele eSenate yase-United States ukuthi iphela yini (ngokuyisisekelo ukuthi ingabe ingavotela noma ingaqedwa yini) iqhaza lase-US empini ye-Yemen lingakhululwa njengesinyathelo. Ngesikhathi i-55 US Senators uvotelwe ukugcina impi iqhubekela phambili, i-44 uvotelwe hhayi ukulungisa isinqumo sokuqeda. Kulabo ba-44, abanye, kuhlanganise "nabaholi" njengoSenator Chuck Schumer, akusho ukuthi kukhulunywa ngempikiswano futhi bavotela ngendlela efanele uma indlela engafanele iphumelele. Futhi kungenzeka ukuthi abanye bangasho ukuthi bavotela ukuvota, okuzobe bavotelwe khona impi. Kodwa kuphephile ukuthi okungenani iningi le-44 livotela ukuqeda impi - futhi iningi labo lisho ngokucacile kanjalo.
Ngisebenzisa inkulumo ethi "ukuqeda impi," naphezu kokuthi i-Saudi Arabia ikwazi ukuqhubeka impi yayo ngaphandle kokubamba iqhaza kwe-US - ingxenye, ngoba kulula, futhi yingxenye ngoba ochwepheshe baye bakusho ukuthi i-Saudi Arabia ayikwazi ukwenza noma yini enjengokwenzayo ngaphandle kokubamba iqhaza kwezempi zase-US ekuboneni amatshe kanye nezindiza zokuhamba. Kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi ama-United States ayehamba ngaphezu kwalokho okwakucatshangelwe ngoLwesibili futhi ayeke ukunikeza iSaudi Arabia ngezindiza namabhomu, futhi asebenzise ithonya lawo njengamakhasimende amafutha nomlingani jikelele wempi ukucindezela i-Saudi Arabia ukuqeda impi futhi uphakamise ukuvinjelwa, impi ingase iphele ngokuphelele. Futhi izigidi zabantu zokuphila zingase zisindiswe.
I-Virginia Senator Tim Kaine uye waba ngumgqugquzeli ohola phambili wokuthola iCongress ukugunyaza izimpi, kucacise ukuthi wayefuna ukugcina lezo zimpi zihamba kodwa ngokugunyazwa kweCongress. Lesi sikhathi sasihlukile. UKaine uphonsela amavoti esidlangalaleni ukuqeda ukuhlanganyela kwe-US empini ye-Yemen. Yena kanye nosebenza naye waseVirginia Mark Warner (!) Bavotela ukuqeda impi yase-US. Angiqiniseki ukuthi isenenja evela eVirginia yenze into enjalo ngaphambili. Futhi, empeleni, akukho senenja ukusuka noma yikuphi lapho ewake wavota ngesinqumo esaphakanyiswa ngaphansi koMthetho Wezimpi Zempi ngaphambili, ngoba lokhu kwakuyiyokuqala lapho isenenja ibikhathazekile ukuzama into enjalo. U-Cain uthe:
"Izigidi zase-Yemen zingase zibulale indlala kanti i-10,000-plus yafa ngenxa yempi engenamkhawulo emehlweni, ukuthi i-US ikhubekile. Ziqhenyise ukusekela lesi siphakamiso sokuqondisa ukususwa kwamabutho ase-US ahlomile. "
"Wagxila"? Uyikhohlwe, ugoqa.
Futhi uKaine wayengumncane kakhulu. Ukubukela uDianne Feinstein ephikisana nokuqeda impi kunesimo esihle kakhulu I-Twilight Zone isici kuso. Bheka ngapha uhlu obani abavote "Cha" futhi bawachaza kabusha engqondweni yakho njengabantu abangaphansi kwezimo ezifanele (mhlawumbe kuhlanganise ukwehluleka okuqinisekisiwe ukufinyelela kufinyelele iningi) ngezinye izikhathi bazovota ukuqeda impi. Ngizobiza leyo ntuthuko.
Kodwa uma ubukela impikiswano nge C-Span, umbuzo ophezulu engqondweni yakho kungenzeka ukuthi awungabi "Yikuphi ukuvuselela okwakungavamile, ulwazi, ingozi, noma inhlanhla ukuthi abantu abangu-44 bavote ngendlela efanele?" kodwa "Kungani i-55 ejabule, edla kahle, ephephile kubantu abavotelweyo nje bavote ukubulala-mass? "Kungani? Kungani bephumula imihlangano yeqembu lezombusazwe phakathi kwempikiswano, futhi baphikisana nomunye umthetho ngaphambi nangemva kwalesi sinqumo, futhi bahamba futhi baxoxisane omunye nomunye njengoba nje bejwayelekile, ngenkathi bevotela uhlanga?
Amaphuzu alo mbandela aboniswe ngokucacile kule mpikiswano ababonisi abaningi base-US abavela kuzo zombili izinhlangothi. Baqamba amanga empini ngokuthi "amanga." Babonisa umonakalo owonayo, ukufa, ukulimala, indlala, ikholera. Bakhulume ngokusetshenziswa okucacile nokuzimisela kokubulawa kwesidlala njengesibhamu eSaudi Arabia. Baqaphele ukuvinjelwa kokusiza usizo olwenziwe yiSaudi Arabia. Baxoxa njalo ngesifo esikhulu sekholera esaziwa njalo. Nakhu i-Twitter evela kuSenator Chris Murphy:
"Hamba uhlole isikhathi seSenate namhlanje: sizovotela ukuthi sizoqhubeka yini nomkhankaso wokuqhuma amabhomu e-US / Saudi e-Yemen, obulale izikhulu zakwa-10,000 futhi wadala ukwanda okukhulu kwekholera emlandweni."
USeninkulu uJeff Merkley ubuze ukuthi usebenzisana nohulumeni ezama ukubulala indlala yabantu abayizigidi zokufa ngezikwele ezimisweni zase-United States of America. Ngathatha impendulo ngempendulo ethi: "Ingabe kufanele ngimtshele noma ngilinde futhi ngivumele ozakwabo bakwenze?" Ekugcineni, i-55 yabalingani bakhe baphendule umbuzo wakhe kanye nanoma iyiphi incwadi yomlando okwenzile.
Ukunganaki kwemibono yokuqhubekela phambili kwempi yabizwa yi-senators phansi. USenator Mitch McConnell nabanye bafaka isimangalo esenziwe nguNobhala Wezempi ("Ukuzivikela") uJames Mattis, okuqeda ukubamba iqhaza kwe-US ekuqhumeni kwamabhomu abantu baseYemen kungasho ukuthi Okuningi ukushona kwabantu eYemen, hhayi okuncane. Abanye balimanga isimangalo esenziwe ngabameli bakaTrump, ummeli ka-Obama uHarold Koh, ukuthi ukuqhuma ibhomu ngesifundazwe akuyona "impi" noma "ukuxabana" uma amabutho ase-US engekho emhlabathini edutshulwa.
USenin Bernie Sanders useka ukungazi lutho. Wancoma ukuthi uzama ukutshela abantu baseYemen ukuthi bombhoshiswe amabhomu ase-US kanye nokubhekisa kwe-US kanye nezindiza ezisekelwe e-US ukuthi i-United States ayibandakanyeke ngempela.
Umqondo wokuthi iSénate ephelele kufanele ihambe ekomidini indaba yokuthi ikomidi alizange lihlukumezeke ukuthinta iminyaka futhi lahleka ngokufanele enkantolo.
USenator Mike Lee uqinisekisile ozakwabo ukuthi ukuphelisa impi yase-US e-Yemen ngenxa yezizathu ezingekho emthethweni ngeke kuphuze noma kumise ezinye izimpi zase-US ezingekho emthethweni. (Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ukhululekile ukuzwa lokho!)
Ngesikweletu sabo, uSenators Murphy noLee noSanders babecacile ukuthi ivoti lokubhekwa, kunokuba bavotele ngokuqondile, isinqumo sabo sokuqeda impi, kungaba ukuvotela ukungenalo ukuphikisana nokungahambisani noMthethosisekelo wase-US. Futhi ekuzuzeni kwabo okukhulu, baqhubeka futhi baba nenkulumo-mpikiswano ngaphambi kokuvota ukudlala. Esikhathini esedlule okungenani ngesinye isikhathi sezikhathi eziningi esiye sabona izinqumo ezinjalo ezalethwa eNdlu, abaphikisi bempi bakhuluma izinto ngesikhathi abaphikisi bekhuluma inqubo kuphela. Lolu shintsho, futhi, lwaluqhubekela phambili.
Ngakho, ngani? Kungani iSanate ivotela uhlanga? Futhi kungani kungabikho muntu oyamangaza yilo?
Yebo, izimpikiswano ezenziwe yiSenators ngakwesokunene kwempikiswano zashiya okuthile okufunayo. USanders wakhuluma ngabantu abafile empini eVietnam nase-Iraq, futhi bonke babengamaMelika. Uthe impi yaseVietnam ibulale cishe isizukulwane sonke saseMelika. Le yimpi eyabulala abantu abayizigidi ezingu-6 eVietnam, eLaos, naseCambodia, kanye ne-50,000 evela e-United States. Abantu bangafika kanjani bacabange ngababulali abahlangene nabo uma senza sengathi azikho ngempela?
USenator Tom Udall uthe kusukela ku-WWII kuze kube yilapho umongameli kaDonald Trump e-United States engumholi ohloniphekile, ogcina umthetho, othanda ukuchitha inkululeko yeningi, nakuba engekho ngokuphelele. Ngokusho kanjalo, u-Udall unikela ngeTrump uhlobo lwamandla omlingo, kanye nokubhala kabusha umlando wase-US. Umphakathi wase-US uvunyelwe ukuvota ngoLwesibili. Kwakungekho no-Trump.
Isinqumo ngokwawo sasinganiselwe, sihlaselwa yizintambo, futhi singaboshwa ngempela ngabaningi balabo abavotele ukuphikisa. Mhlawumbe isinqumo esinamandla sasizohluleka nakakhulu nakakhulu. Noma mhlawumbe icala elihlangene ngokumelene nempi laliyobe likhuthaza kakhulu. Angazi. Kodwa umqondo wokuthi kufanele uphakamise futhi usize ubushiqela obuseSaudi ngokuqhubhisa abantu lapho kuthiwa yi-anti-ISIS futhi hhayi uma kuthiwa u-anti-Houthi ubonakala sengathi kuyinkinga enzima kakhulu kunokuthi ufanele ukuyeka ukuzivikela nokusiza ekubulaweni kwabantu izidalwa, ukudala izitha eziningi, ukuhlukumeza umphakathi, ukudonsa izimali ezivela ezidingweni zabantu, ukulimaza imvelo, ukuphazamisa umthetho, ukuphazamisa umongameli, ukuhlasela amasiko akho nezikole kanye namaphoyisa, nokuhlanganisa uhulumeni wakho nobukhosi obunonya.
Mhlawumbe lokho kuyindaba okumelwe yenziwe kuqala emphakathini bese kubaphathi benenamankulu, kodwa izintshumayelo eziningi zacacisa ukuthi bacabanga kanjani. U-Lee wayengekho ekuzameni ukuwaqinisekisa ngokuthi kulungiselelwe okulandelwayo. Omunye wabo wayekhathazekile ngokucacile ukuthi uma ama-refueling bombers ayevusa amakhaya abantu ezweni elilodwa ayebhekwa ngokuthi "ukuxabana," kanti ama-refueling amabhomu ayevutha amakhaya abantu kunoma yiliphi izwe lingabalwa ngokuthi "ukulwa". izwe singaba nalo ?!
Ngakho, ukuvota ngokumelene nempi eyodwa akukaze nje kuvotelwe impi eyodwa. Kuyinto yokuvota ukuba inselelo, uma ikhona kancane, amandla empi yempi. Lawa maSenenari zikhokhwe hhayi ukwenza lokho.
Nasi uhlu lwabaSebenzi nezifumbathiso zabo ze-2018 (ngithethelele, umnikelo wokukhankaso) kusuka kubathengisi bokufa (ngithethelele, izinkampani zokuvikela). Ngibonise ukuthi bavotele kanjani ukubeka isinqumo ngoLwesibili nge-Y noma i-N. Ukuvota kwe-pro-ye-Y:
| UNelson, uBill (D-FL) | $184,675 | Y |
| Strange, Luther (R-AL) | $140,450 | hhayi ku-senate |
| Kaine, Tim (D-VA) | $129,109 | N |
| UMcSally, uMarta (R-AZ) | $125,245 | hhayi ku-senate |
| UHeinrich, Martin (D-NM) | $109,731 | N |
| UWicker, uRoger (R-MS) | $109,625 | Y |
| Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) | $89,900 | Y |
| Donnelly, Joe (D-IN) | $89,156 | Y |
| I-King, i-Angus (I-ME) | $86,100 | N |
| Fischer, Deb (R-NE) | $74,850 | Y |
| I-Hatch, i-Orrin G (R-UT) | $74,375 | Y |
| UMcCaskill, Claire (D-MO) | $65,518 | N |
| I-Cardin, uBen (D-MD) | $61,905 | N |
| UManchin, uJoe (D-WV) | $61,050 | Y |
| I-Cruz, i-Ted (i-R-TX) | $55,315 | Y |
| UJones, Doug (D-AL) | $55,151 | Y |
| Umhloli, uJon (D-MT) | $53,438 | N |
| U-Hirono, uMazie K (D-HI) | $47,100 | N |
| I-Cramer, uKevin (R-ND) | $46,000 | hhayi eSénate |
| UMurphy, uChristopher S (D-CT) | $44,596 | N |
| I-Sinema, i-Kyrsten (i-D-AZ) | $44,140 | hhayi eSénate |
| USheenen, uJeanne (D-NH) | $41,013 | N |
| U-Cantwell, uMaria (D-WA) | $40,010 | N |
| Uhlanga, uJack (D-RI) | $37,277 | Y |
| Inhofe, uJames M (R-Kulungile) | $36,500 | Y |
| Stabenow, uDebbie (D-MI) | $36,140 | N |
| UGillibrand, uKirsten (D-NY) | $33,210 | N |
| I-Rubio, i-Marco (i-R-FL) | $32,700 | Y |
| UMcConnell, uMitch (R-KY) | $31,500 | Y |
| I-Flake, uJeff (R-AZ) | $29,570 | Y |
| I-Perdue, uDavid (R-GA) | $29,300 | Y |
| UHeitkamp, Heidi (D-ND) | $28,124 | Y |
| UBarrasso, uJohn A (R-WY) | $27,500 | Y |
| Umgodla, uBob (R-TN) | $27,125 | Y |
| I-Warner, Mark (D-VA) | $26,178 | N |
| I-Sullivan, uDan (R-AK) | $26,000 | Y |
| I-Heller, Dean (R-NV) | $25,200 | Y |
| Schatz, Brian (D-HI) | $23,865 | N |
| Blackburn, Marshall (R-TN) | $22,906 | hhayi eSénate |
| Brown, uSherrod (D-OH) | $21,373 | N |
| I-Cochran, iThad (R-MS) | $21,050 | Y |
| I-Baldwin, i-Tammy (D-WI) | $20,580 | N |
| Casey, Bob (D-PA) | $19,247 | N |
| UPeters, uGary (D-MI) | $19,000 | N |
| UFeinstein, uDianne (D-CA) | $18,350 | N |
| UMorey, uRoy (R-AL) | $18,250 | hhayi eSénate |
| UJenkins, u-Evan (R-WV) | $17,500 | hhayi eSénate |
| I-Tillis, Thom (R-NC) | $17,000 | Y |
| Ngamahloni, uRoy (R-MO) | $16,500 | Y |
| UMoran, uJerry (R-KS) | $14,500 | N |
| Collins, uSusan M (R-ME) | $14,000 | N |
| UHoeven, uJohan (R-ND) | $13,000 | Y |
| U-Durbin, uDick (D-IL) | $12,786 | N |
| Whitehouse, uSheldon (D-RI) | $12,721 | Y |
| I-Messer, uLuka (R-IN) | $12,000 | hhayi eSénate |
| U-Cornyn, uJohn (R-TX) | $11,000 | Y |
| Ukotini, uTom (R-AR) | $11,000 | Y |
| UMurkowski, uLisa (R-AK) | $11,000 | Y |
| I-O'Rourke, i-Beto (i-D-TX) | $10,564 | hhayi eSénate |
| Iphakamisa, uMike (R-SD) | $10,000 | Y |
| U-Warren, u-Elizabeth (D-MA) | $9,766 | N |
| U-Rosen, uJacky (D-NV) | $9,655 | hhayi eSénate |
| USasse, uBen (R-NE) | $9,350 | Y |
| I-Portman, uRob (R-OH) | $8,500 | Y |
| UNicholson, uKevin (R-WI) | $8,350 | hhayi eSénate |
| I-Rosendale, Matt (R-MT) | $8,100 | hhayi eSénate |
| Menendez, uRobert (D-NJ) | $8,005 | Y |
| UBozman, uJohn (R-AR) | $8,000 | Y |
| UToomey, Pat (R-PA) | $7,550 | Y |
| UCarper, uTom (D-DE) | $7,500 | N |
| I-Crapo, Mike (R-ID) | $7,000 | Y |
| UDaines, uSteven (R-MT) | $6,500 | N |
| U-Ernst, uJoni (R-IA) | $6,500 | Y |
| UKennedy, uJohan (R-LA) | $6,000 | Y |
| Sanders, Bernie (I-VT) | $5,989 | N |
| UScott, uTim (R-SC) | $5,500 | Y |
| Iwadi, uKelli (R-AZ) | $5,125 | hhayi eSénate |
| U-Enzi, Mike (R-WY) | $5,000 | Y |
| UFincher, uSteve (R-TN) | $5,000 | hhayi eSénate |
| U-Isakson, uJohnny (R-GA) | $5,000 | Y |
| ULankford, uJames (R-Kulungile) | $5,000 | Y |
| UShelby, uRichard C (R-AL) | $5,000 | Y |
| UDuckworth, uTammy (D-IL) | $4,535 | N |
| UBur, uRichard (R-NC) | $4,000 | Y |
| U-Capito, uShelley Moore (R-WV) | $4,000 | Y |
| Gardner, uCory (R-CO) | $4,000 | Y |
| UMandel, uJosh (R-OH) | $3,550 | hhayi eSénate |
| UHassan, Maggie (D-NH) | $3,217 | N |
| UHartson, u-Alison (D-CA) | $3,029 | hhayi eSénate |
| U-Brakey, u-Eric (R-ME) | $3,000 | hhayi eSénate |
| UDihl, uGeoff (R-MA) | $3,000 | hhayi eSénate |
| Ukwehla, iTroy (R-MT) | $2,700 | hhayi eSénate |
| I-Klobuchar, u-Amy (D-MN) | $2,498 | N |
| I-Blumenthal, uRichard (D-CT) | $2,090 | N |
| Amalahle, uChris (D-DE) | $2,027 | Y |
| ULeahy, Patrick (D-VT) | $2,002 | N |
| U-Alexander, uLamar (R-TN) | $2,000 | Y |
| UBennet, uMichael F (D-CO) | $2,000 | N |
| UJohnson, uRon (R-WI) | $2,000 | Y |
| U-Renacci, uJim (R-OH) | $2,000 | hhayi eSénate |
| I-Rokita, Todd (R-IN) | $1,500 | hhayi eSénate |
| UMasto, uCatherine Cortez (D-NV) | $1,435 | hhayi eSénate |
| I-Booker, uCory (D-NJ) | $1,380 | N |
| UHarris, u-Kamala D (D-CA) | $1,313 | N |
| UVan Hollen, uChris (D-MD) | $1,036 | N |
| UThune, uJohn (R-SD) | $1,035 | Y |
| U-Lee, uMike (R-UT) | $1,000 | N |
| UMorrisey, Patrick (R-WV) | $1,000 | hhayi eSénate |
| I-Petersen, i-Austin (i-R-MO) | $1,000 | hhayi eSénate |
| Stewart, uCorey (R-VA) | $1,000 | hhayi eSénate |
| Intsha, uBob (R-MI) | $1,000 | hhayi eSénate |
| Intsha, Todd (R-IN) | $1,000 | Y |
| U-Udall, uTom (D-NM) | $707 | N |
| ILindstrom, iBeth (R-MA) | $700 | hhayi eSénate |
| U-Murray, uPatty (D-WA) | $635 | N |
| UMackler, uJames (D-TN) | $625 | hhayi eSénate |
| Merkley, Jeff (D-OR) | $555 | N |
| UBarta, uLou (R-PA) | $500 | hhayi eSénate |
| UMonetti, Tony (R-MO) | $500 | hhayi eSénate |
| U-Olszewski, u-Al (R-MT) | $500 | hhayi eSénate |
| UPaul, uRandi (R-KY) | $500 | N |
| UFaddis, uSam (R-MD) | $350 | hhayi eSénate |
| U-Paula Jean Swearengin (D-WV) | $263 | hhayi eSénate |
| UVukmir, Leah (R-WI) | $250 | hhayi eSénate |
| UWilson, uJenny (D-UT) | $250 | hhayi eSénate |
| URoss, uDeborah (D-NC) | $205 | hhayi eSénate |
| U-Hildebrand, uDavid (D-CA) | $100 | hhayi eSénate |
| Wyden, Ron (D-OR) | $75 | N |
| Umculi, uJames (D-UT) | $50 | hhayi eSénate |
| U-Schumer, uCharles E (D-NY) | $16 | N |
| USbaih, Jesse (D-NV) | $5 | hhayi eSénate |
| URoberts, uPat (R-KS) | $ -1,000 | Y |
| U-Franken, u-Al (D-MN) | $ -1,064 | hhayi eSénate |
| UKander, uJason (D-MO) | $ -1,598 | hhayi eSénate |
| U-Edwards, uDonna (D-MD) | $ -2,700 | hhayi eSénate |
Kusobala ukuthi umuntu kufanele abheke amavoti amaningi nezinye izenzo, kanye nezindleko ezivela eminyakeni eyedlule, kanye nezindleko ezifanele zokusebenza esimweni ngasinye, njll, kodwa sibona lapha 51 ye-55 yebo amavoti athola izinzuzo zezikhali, futhi iningi nabo eduze phezulu noma phakathi kwalolu hlu. Futhi sibona i-42 ye-44 ayikho amavoti athola izinzuzo zezikhali, futhi iningi labo liseduze naphakathi noma ngaphansi kwalolu hlu. Kulabo abamukeli be-70 abaphezulu, i-43 ivote yebo. Kwamamukeli abaphansi be-20, i-14 ivotelwe cha.
Isici esikhulu singabonakala sibe yiqembu lezombusazwe, ngoba i-45 ye-55 yebo amavoti ayenguRepublican (plus ama-10 Democrats), kanti i-37 ye-44 ayikho amavoti ayengamaDemocratic (plus ama-Independent Independent kanye ne-2 republicans). Kodwa lokhu akunakuhlukana nakakhulu nokuxhaswa ngemali, njengoba amanani angaphezulu angaphansi kwe- imali ingeniswe futhi isatshalaliswe kulabo abathintekayo, kanye nabanikazi "bezokuvikela" abanikeza iqembu lamaRiphablikhi $ 1.2 million, neDemocratic Party $ 0.82 million. Umuntu angaqiniseka kakhulu ukuthi "ubuholi" beqembu abucele ngamalungu ayo ukuthi bavote ukuqeda impi e-Yemen. Ngokwemphakathini, ubuholi beqembu leRiphabhlikhi bhala ngokuvotela ukuqhutshwa kohlanga oluqhubekayo. Uma sibheka iqembu kanye nemali ehlangene, sibona ukuthi wonke amaRiphabhulikhi avotele i-nohle ahlehlisiwe ohlwini, kanti ukufaneleka kwesifumbathiso akucaci nakancane namaDemokhrasi avotelwe u-yebo. Kodwa akukho ivoti njengengxenye yeningi-into enjalo eyenzekayo-bekungeke kwenzeke ukuthi ijabule noma yiqembu.
Khona-ke kunenkinga yemidiya. I-MSNBC yeDemocratic Party-yokukhuthaza uthule, ngesikhathi i-NPR isitshela izilaleli zayo ukuthi i-Saudi Arabia engenamacala ihlukumezekile futhi ihlaselwa yi-Iran idemoni. I New York Times Ibhodi lokuhlela yenza ngcono kunabathengi balo. Kodwa uma ngabe ukubandakanywa kwendima yase-US e-Yemen kwakuyifinyelele kuthelevishini, khona-ke ngizokwazi ukuthola abantu lapho ngihamba nge-United States eyazi ukuthi kukhona impi e-Yemen. Njengoba kunjalo, ngingathola abambalwa abangakwazi ukubiza noma yiziphi izimpi zamanje zase-US. Uma uSeninja Sanders ephikisana nale mpi ngenkathi egijima umengameli, esikhundleni sokukhuthaza iSaudi Arabia ukuba asebenzise okuningi futhi athole izandla zakhe ezenziwe ngegazi ezingcolile, ukuqhubekela phambili kuzokuzwa ukuthi-futhi ngabe ngisekela uSanders kumengameli.
Noma kuthiwani uma I-Amnesty International, i-Human Rights Watch, I-ACLU namanye amaqembu athi ukusekela amalungelo omuntu aye asize ukuphikisa impi ye-Yemen? Noma kuthiwani uma ama-pundits ayeka ukubhekisela emaqenjini anjengeqembu lamalungelo abantu futhi ubabiza, kunalokho, amaqembu we-Pro-US-War / Human Rights? Ingabe lokho bekuyokwenza umehluko?
Kuthiwani ngathi sonke? Ngisebenzela amaqembu amabili azamile: RootsAction.org kanye World Beyond War. Nabanye abaningi benze njalo. Abaningi basungula imifelandawonye emikhulu ukuzama ukuba nomthelela omkhulu. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi senze okungaphezulu? Kunjalo. Kuthiwani ngabantu abangasayini lutho, abaya kunoma yini, bafonele noma bathumele i-imeyili kunoma yimaphi amaSeneta? Kunzima ukusho ukuthi noma ngubani wethu unezandla ezihlanzekile.
Ngifunde a ikholomu ngoLwesithathu ukuthi kuhlongozwa ukuthi wonke umuntu angayeki ukuhlonipha noma yimuphi umongameli wangaphambili wase-US owayephethe abantu njengezigqila. Ngingakho konke. Kodwa ikholomu efanayo ehlongozwa njengento ehloniphekile futhi ehloniphekile njengebutho elihlotshisiwe futhi "eliphumelelayo" (laseJalimane). Lokhu kungenza ngiyeke isikhashana ekusola abanikazi bezinceku ngokuthi "izilo." Yebo ubugqila bubucayi futhi labo abenzayo banesibopho kuso. Izithombe zabo kufanele zonke zehle futhi zithathelwe indawo ezifanelekayo, kufaka phakathi ezinye zobugqila-abaqothula izimbangi kanye nezishoshovu zamalungelo omphakathi, okuyizikhumbuzo ezifanele zokunyakaza kunabantu ngabanye.
Kodwa kuthiwani uma siza ngolunye usuku ukuqonda ukuthi impi iyinhlekelele? Khona-ke yini okufanele siyenze ngabaxhasi bezempi, kuhlanganise nabakholomu? Futhi ngizokwenzenjani ezintweni engangizicabangela eminyakeni eyishumi noma emithathu eyedlule futhi manje angisacabangi? Akunakho yini umthunzi omkhulu wokudumisa impi ngomkhosi wokuhlasela kwe-2003 e-Iraq futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo iSanate yase-US ivotela ukubulala abantu (abangewona "abamhlophe") baseYemen? Noma kunjalo, akukhona yini ukuziphatha okunjalo okutholakala kukholomu ephikisana nobandlululo, obhalwa ngumlweli olwa nomthetho wokulwa nobandlululo umsebenzi wento ngaphandle kwe-monster? Mhlawumbe abaphathi bezinkampani azizona izilo noma. Mhlawumbe singabakhipha okwamanje. Kufanele sizame.
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Le ndatshana futhi ingenza ngiziqhenye ngokuba yilungu le- World Beyond War! Kugcina impi isemphakathini lapho abantu abambalwa bekwenza. Ngiyabonga uDavid ngokuqhubeka athi "impi iyimbi." ISIKHATHI. AKUKHO okuhlukile. Uma othile ethi, "Inkinga X iyesabeka kodwa impi ilungile" kumele sihlanganyele nawe David lapho sithi "impi iyabulala futhi izohlala ingokubulala."
Ngifuna ukukubonga uDavid ngokuvuma ukuthi sonke Sonke lapha futhi kuzo zonke izingxenye zeplanethi yethu engaphelele. Ngokuvuma lokho kuveza ithemba eliphakade lokuthi impi izoqedwa njengento yomuntu!
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