With the Status of Forces Agreement with the United States in the hands of the Iraqi Parliament, we present the latest article by one of Iraq’s most pro-American columnists, Khadir Taahar. The author of past articles such as The American CIA: ‘Defender of Humanity’; Iraq Would Be a Fool to Refuse America’s ‘Outstretched Hand’; and Security Deal With America is Iraq’s ‘Opportunity of a Lifetime’‘, Taahar again implores his countrymen to wake up to the opportunity that closer ties with the United States represents.
“America is the most advanced model for civilization on the face of the planet, so when America extends its outstretched hand to Iraq in order to help her, that means, in the lexicon of politics and progress, that a miracle of good fortune has descended onto Iraq, a nation that has suffered greatly from bad luck and misery. And this has been chiefly due to the destructive behavior of its own sons. It is they and no others who have been solely responsible of the misery of their own country! … Beyond Allah, Iraq has no hope or savior except America, which is capable of protecting Iraq from itself and the crimes of its politicians, parties and the greed of neighboring countries – particularly Iran and Syria.”
By Khadir Taahar
Translated By Nicolas Dagher
November 17, 2008
Arabic – Iraq – Original Article (Arabic)
America is the most advanced model for civilization on the face of the planet today, so when America extends its outstretched hand to Iraq in order to help her, that means, in the lexicon of politics and progress, that a miracle of good fortune has descended onto Iraq, a nation that has suffered greatly from bad luck and misery. And this has been chiefly due to the destructive behavior of its own sons. It is they and no others who have been solely responsible of the misery of their own country!The Iraqi people chronically suffer because of the absence of honest politicians and political parties who consider the interests of their land and work toward those interests. The absence of a well-informed populace is also to blame, which has resulted in the total loss of Iraq and the complete failure of its leadership to govern. That is the frightening truth, notwithstanding the presence of a few honest and patriotic Iraqis whose rare presence has had no effect whatsoever.
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