Naked aggression
It is really painful to see a sovereign and independent country like Iraq becoming a victim of a naked aggression. This attack was conducted by none of its neighbours but by the only superpower located thousands of miles away. The reason behind this aggression was simple. Mr. Bush could not tolerate Iraqi president Saddam Hussein because he had once insulted his father. No country not even the UN came forward to condemn or even protest this aggression. If the destruction of a nation is so easy, the same will be done to Syria, Libya, Pakistan or North Korea and the whole world will be a spectator only. This "Might is Right" theory is successful because the world is now passing through a unipolar phase. The destruction of Soviet Russia came as a blessing to the Americans. However, I feel that we have not yet seen the end of it. The thrashing received by the Americans in Vietnam, and for that matter by the Russians in Afghanistan, is still fresh in our memories. The Iraqi freedom fighters are becoming active day by day which is manifested by the coffins of the Yankees arriving at American bases every day.
What I am surprised to see is that the OIC members or Muslim Ummah are keeping a questionable silence over this tragedy. I don't know why they have adopted such a passive stance.
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