Is the mega fortress US embassy in Iraq justified?

No

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by Kevin Zarbock

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I really don't see how, and for a vast number of reasons. Not the least of which being the war itself is unjustified. It in and of itself was a war of choice and one of unjustified pretence, in and of itself. Thus, the war not being a just cause all the more so, as it also was based on a fallacy in that there were, and were never has been any weapons of mass destruction, in the first place. More over the now given reason for the war in that it is to bring democratic rule to the nation of Iraq is a falsehood too. So with that in mind how can the construction or more accurately I guess the remodeling of a former Palace of Saddam be justified.

This brings me to the next reason why this is a bad idea to say the least. It is a palace of the former oppressor of the Iraqi people themselves. So with that in mind it being a sure sign of an oppressive regime. How can it be justified? How can it be justified even more over in light of the Bush administration's own remarks, as to the degree of this regimes oppression? have they themselves made quiet the big deal about Saddam's mistreatment of the people of Iraq. Doesnt it there for wreck of hypocrisy in that regard? Would it not stand as a monument of oppression now not only as a former palace of a dictator, but now as sign of oppression brought on by occupiers, namely the American forces?

Even still yet perhaps even more substantial is the tainted perception of America that the Bush administration has created by the use of a bullying voice of cowboy diplomacy. Are they, the administration that has left as a monument to what many make reference to as that of cowboy diplomacy? Dose it not there for leave perhaps the Iraqi people, or even those in general the international community in general a monument that leaves a mark of gluttonous flamboyance? A since of disrespect and a perception that we America, are little more than a power that is grandiose and unconcerned with the feelings of other nations. That we America will do as we damn will please, and that the rest of the world can go screw themselves. Is that a way to win hearts, to win minds? Will it not play right into the hands of the claims made buy the likes of Osama Bin Laden and others that hate us?

The last point I'd like to make in closing out this article is that it is a billion with a B, dollar project! Is it not a project that is being paid for with that of the American tax dollar? For what purpose? It seems to suggest the continued occupation. An occupation that the public doesn't want, and I'm sure that Iraqis don't want either. So where blowing yet another woad of cash to construct a majestic grand monument that is lord only knows built by whatever incompetent bunch of private screwball contractors. So that the rest of the world can look upon us not with reverence and respect ,but hate and discontention! The short answer to the question is a definitive NO! For all the for mentioned reasons and, maybe some i can't even think of right now. Since when did we become a overbearing bunch of tyrannical oppressors? Is this the way we wish the rest of the world to see us?

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