Sunday, May 15, 2005
Some thoughts
. Bush to wage peace ????? Other Side
. By: Zulfiqar Ali Butt
. President Bush prayed for ‘peace’ on Easter this year and this was seen as a welcome step in the Muslim world in particular. A former US Republican President, Dwight. D. Eisenhower, ‘waged peace’ in his second term, which is evident from his book,” Waging Peace”. This brought ‘peace’ to the world at large in the fifties. Many ask if President Bush will also ‘wage peace’ instead of ‘war’ in his second term? I believe he would now follow the path of ‘waging peace instead of war’. His latest offer to Hezbullah in Lebanon is an open example which showed what he is going to do in his second term.
Looking back at the events which followed 9/11 a weak nation like Afghanistan, which could not fire a bullet back, was chosen to win victory. Later Iraq was attacked. Majority of world protested against this war but Mr. Bush went ahead with war.
He did not go ahead with war against North Korea which could reply back. Now he is talking about Iran’s nuclear plans. As after wars in Afghanistan and Iraq many things have changed and many war realities have come up to light before the world, I believe, Mr. Bush will not go to war with Iran. Same can be said about Syria. He is just forcing these countries to make them submit to ‘Bush doctrine’ and bring political gains home. He got Pakistan on his side in 2001 with just a telephone call. Same can be said about Libya. He has demanded of Syria to pull out its army from Lebanon, while in a more complicated situation the US army continues to stay in Iraq. Elections were held in Iraq which have been described to be the ever “fair’ elections held there during the last 50 years. People have no other way out than to accept this US claim.
Iran is a Shi’itte Muslim state. With elections in Iraq a new Shi’itte Muslim country has come up. Hezbullah in Lebanon is a Shi’itte party having great influence over the majority population there. This means that majority pro-Shi'itte members will be elected in the coming elections there, which in turn means, that another Shi'itte Government will be coming up in Lebanon too. Syria is also a pro-Shiite country and, with Shi’itte Governments in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon President Bush has created a ”Big Shi'itte" block with common borders in Middle East. Is it going to pay in the long run?
Osama bin Laden is still alive and there. Despite best efforts, including Pakistan’s, no one has been able to eliminate him. On the other hand the opposing elements look more organized. Fear of life is a factor with which one can stop the terrorists but as they are ready to do or die how President Bush is going to stop them? I think he can do this now by waging peace instead of war and by increasing home land security in USA.
He has appointed his former election campaign secretary to work for creating better understanding between the people of USA and the Middle Eastern countries. This is another welcome step towards peace. Of late he has offered ‘a peace’ offer to Hezbullah in Lebanon to disarm and take part in the political life. President Bush can bring peace in the area by asking Israel to recognize the ground realities and by not just shielding it. Shielding Israel is creating more problems for world peace.
Now President Bush claims that there will be peace in these countries as well as in USA because democratic people don't indulge in acts of terrorism. People around the world fail to understand as to how democracy will bring peace in the world for these are not the countries, mainly, which are responsible for terrorist acts but individuals and reactionary people. All America lives in the fear of terrorist attacks, gas prices are going up, Medicare and Medicaid are being cut down, people are loosing jobs in thousands, financial deficit has increased by many folds and dollar is loosing its buying power world over. Where the things are going to end?
Listening to the voices from around the world Mr. Bush has come to understand the need for peace now. It may be for this reason that he is trying to mend ways with his counter parts in Europe, UN and Putin. Let us see if he is able to win peace instead of war and bring relief to the world at large and the USA in particular in the second term of his office. God bless America.
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