THE USA WILL NOT BOMB IRAQ 

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It is not about the wish, it is about the opposition from NATO. American President George Bush said in his speech in front of the American military men in Fort Campbell that the world anti-terrorist operation will not be limited to the army action against Afghanistan. The new target for the American military was announced in that speech too – Iraq. A supposed target.

As it is turning out currently, there are plans to bomb Iraq, indeed, they were discussed at the session of the NATO council. The sensational information was revealed today: NATO vetoed America’s plans regarding the new military action against Iraq. Apparently, the opinion of the European countries played the key role in this news - the countries, which are included in the North Atlantic Alliance.

German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer had this to say after the meeting with the top American officials: “Everyone knows in Washington that Europe will have very, very serious questions pertaining to the actions on Iraq’s territory, putting it diplomatically.” Fischer did not expose any details of that meeting with the senior officials, but this fact is a sensation anyway – NATO does not approve the USA’s plans.

For the time being it is not yet clear, why NATO made up its mind to leave Iraq alone. But earlier, these two military operations and permanent bombing of the military objects on the territory of the country were approved by the Alliance.

Reuters photo: Iraqi men, women and children hold pictures of their relatives they say have been missing in Kuwait since the 1991 Gulf war

 

AS  Takkan Bom Iraq

              

Presiden Bush memberitahu  tentera Amerika di  FortCampbel, betapa  operasi  anti-pengganas Amerika tidak akan terhad kepada tindakan tentera  terhadap Afghanistan. Tentera Amerika telah mengumumkan  satu sasaran baru  dalam ucapannya itu –Iraq. Itulah sasaran  yang sepatutnya.  Tetapi  impian mendapat  penentangan daripada NATO.

 

Memang sudah lama ada  rencana untuk mengebom Iraq, dan  tentulah  perkara itu  dibincangkan dalam majlis  tertinggi NATO. Tetapi satu  maklumat sensasi  terdedah pada hari ini: NATO telah memveto  rencana Amerika  untuk menyerang  Iraq. Jelas, pendapat negara Eropah memainkan peranan utama  dalam pemberitaan itu – yang membabitkan  negara  yang menganggotai  pakatan NATO.

 

Menteri luar Jarman, Joscha Fischer memberikan pandangannya  selepas berbincang dengan  pegawai  tinggi Amerika: “ Kalau kita ambil kira pandangan  orang di Washington dan Eropah dari kaca  diplomasi, semua pihak faham betapa akan munculnya  soalan yang serius   mengenai ura-ura menyerang Iraq.” Beliau tidak  mendedahkan sebarang butir  mengenai  pertemuannya dengan   pegawai  tinggi itu, namun  fakta ini dianggap  satu sensasi  - bahawasanya NATO tidak mengizinkan rancangan  Amerika Syarikat.

 

 

Setakat ini, masih tidak jelas lagi, kenapa NATO berpendirian  membiarkan Iraq bersendirian. Tetapi pada  tahap awalan dulu, kedua  operasi ketenteraan  dan pengeboman  sasaran  tentera  secara  berpanjangan  di negara itu  telah diperkenankan  oleh Pakatan tersebut.

 

Gambar hiasan: Rakyat Iraq  menjulang gambar  saudara mara mereka yang masih dianggap  hilang  di Kuwait sejak Perang Teluk  1991.

 

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