Deployment of troops in Iraq?

By Shafqat Rana Sayed, Dept Of Economics and Social Science, BRAC University
8 August 2004, 18:00 PM
Who have started the crackdown to curb the root of terrorism by creating havoc all around, destroying the tranquillity of this beautiful world? Undoubtedly, it is the honourable president of United States of America, George W Bush and his associates Tony Blair and Aerial Sharon. During the Democrats' Convention, John Kerry, the presidential election, also figured out Bush as a " King of the battle".

No one will attack our country, but we will commit suicide by sending our troops to Iraq and soon we will be the hot target of the ongoing guerrilla attacks, backed up by al-Qaeda and other Islamist radical groups. As soon as our troops depart for Iraq, Bangladesh will be put on a state of high alert for possible threats of terrorists attack.

We are just sitting back and watching the spectacular show of killing and witnessing the worst form of humanitarian crisis through satellite channels. A recently published report of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), report of British Intelligence MI-16 and 9/11 Commission report have found no evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) in Iraq, rather they blamed Bush for his immature battle plan. The US couldn't wait for the report of UN inspectors led by Hans Blix and launched an attack with massive firepower against Iraq .

The US approached Bangladesh in many ways asking for troops to aid the coalition forces in Iraq. Should we subject ourselves to such a great controversy?

Our soldiers have toughness but are not trained like the US troops-the ultimate killing machine. Why should our troops go to a controversial battlefield to support US-led coalition forces?