All the ‘war cries’ on Iraq are behind Kamala Harris

All the ‘war cries’ on Iraq are behind Kamala Harris

2024-11-02 05:49

Shafaq News/ The American newspaper “Washington Examiner” warned that the most prominent figures who called for the invasion of Iraq are currently lining up behind the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, calling for rejecting these “cries of war.”

The American report, translated by Shafaq News Agency, explained that the Cheneys, the Bushes, Nancy Pelosi, James Clapper, Thomas Friedman, Anne Applebaum, Jeffrey Goldberg, and an army of other politicians, commentators, and bureaucrats, appointed themselves 20 years ago as defenders of democracy itself, which at the time meant waging a preemptive war to change the regime.

The report pointed out that this same team now claims that it is waging a just campaign against the forces of tyranny, adding that the chief architects of the Iraq war are now lining up behind Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, in a new disdain for sound thinking, renewing the saying that you are either with them or you are with America’s enemies.

The report warned that given the “catastrophic consequences” of their past military campaign, “we must refuse to heed their current war cries,” adding that while they were certain they were on the right side of history, “they were equally certain when they pushed us into a war that has helped sow chaos and terror throughout the region.”

The Cheney family, former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney, former Wyoming Rep., are both widely respected Republicans who support Kamala Harris and have long records of public service, as they are among the most hawkish voices in the foreign policy debate. Dick Cheney was the most important person in pressuring George W. Bush to invade Iraq, while Liz Cheney has long advocated for the war, despite everything, and remains one of the most hawkish voices in the Republican Party to date.

The report called for taking a look at the list of elected Republicans who have moved to support Harris, as a list of the most pro-war people in the United States will appear.

For example, the report referred to former Representative Adam Kinzinger, who is known for his support for corporate interests and wars, noting that he recently tried to push the United States into a war with Russia, believing that war with a nuclear power is not a bad idea, and he is the first and highest-ranking former Republican member of Congress to support Harris.

In addition, former Representative Charlie Dent, a Republican hawk who was dangerous during his time in Congress, also announced his support for Harris. The report added that Charlie Dent was not in Congress for the vote on resorting to war in Iraq at the time, but he praised George Bush’s “international approach to constructive engagement.”

The report added that former representatives Kinzinger and Dent supported former President Barack Obama’s war to change the regime in Libya, through their roles within the Republican Party, which reflects the dangerous overlap between reckless hawkishness and support for Harris now.

In a similar vein, the report said that generals who fought and defended the Iraq war are now mainly active in support of Harris.

Former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, John Kelly, is warning voters that Trump is a threat to democracy, just as he believes the invasion of Iraq was the right thing to do, he continued, recalling his statement 10 years after the invasion when he said, “We went in for the right reason. We fought the war with honor. And as good as it is for Iraq, it will still be better than it was under Saddam.”

As for former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the report said that he recently wrote an op-ed in the New York Times in which he expressed a confidence similar to his confidence in the end of major military operations three weeks after the start of the Iraq War, writing that “some decisions with profound consequences are very simple. That’s how I see our upcoming presidential election. That’s why I’ve already cast my vote for the person, and I’m voting for Vice President Kamala Harris.”

The report also pointed out that James Clapper, who was the head of intelligence during the Bush era and who continued to insist that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, which required extreme measures by the United States, now says that Trump poses a serious threat, which requires voting for Kamala Harris.

The report said that the editorial writers in American newspapers who cheered the Iraq war the most are now behind Harris, including Goldberg, Applebaum, Friedman, Jonathan Chait, and David Remnick, who are prominent hawks on Iraq, and now appear optimistic about the candidate Kamala Harris, although many of them later admitted that they were wrong in their assessment of the decision to go to war in Iraq.

The military-industrial complex is also showing its support for Harris, according to the report, with estimates indicating that the military industry supports Harris by a ratio of 2 to 1 over Trump, and their financial contributions to Harris’ campaign have raised $2.4 million, compared to $1.1 million for Trump.

The report concluded by saying that “20 years ago, those who appointed themselves as defenders of democracy in the world of American politics won, and then their project showed a dismal failure,” criticizing the possibility that those who will elect Harris as president will be welcomed as “liberators.”

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