Nangona iphulo lase-US lokukhangela ubunyani elathunyelwa eIraq lafikelela kwisigqibo sokuba eli lizwe lalingenazo izixhobo zokutshabalalisa, kwakutheni ukuze iUnited States iqhubeke imi ngelithi zikho izixhobo ezinjalo?

 

Ikhomishini ezimeleyo engakhethi cala eyasekwa nguMongameli wase-US uGeorge W. Bush ukuba iphonononge lo mbandela uxelwe ngoLwesine ophelileyo, emva kophando oluthathe unyaka wonke, ukuba ii-arhente zobuntlola zelizwe zenze umsebenzi ombi. Enyanisweni, badlulisela idatha engenasiseko kumanqanaba aphezulu karhulumente wase-US.

 

Nokuba amazwe amaninzi avumelana nombono wokuhlasela i-Iraq, bakholelwa ukuba iUnited States yayiseke isigqibo sayo esibalulekileyo sokuya emfazweni ngolwazi oluthembekileyo noluthembekileyo. Kuyamangalisa ukuva ukuba ii-arhente zobuntlola zeli lizwe zasilela ngokupheleleyo kumsebenzi wazo.

 

Amaqabane alandele i-US ekhokelayo kwaye athumela imikhosi yawo e-Iraq kufuneka othuswe kwizigqibo zengxelo.

 

Ngoku kukho umbuzo onzulu malunga nezakhono zobuntlola zase-US, kunye nohlalutyo oluyisiphumo kunye nezigwebo ezenziwe ngokusekelwe kolo lwazi lungalunganga.

 

Ngoku, uluntu lwamazwe ngamazwe lujongene nezigqibo ezinzima malunga nendlela yokujongana nezityholo zophuhliso lwenyukliya eNorth Korea nase-Iran, kodwa ngaba sinokuyithemba idatha yobuntlola? Ingxelo yamva nje idala ukuxhalaba okukhulu eJapan nakwamanye amahlakani axhomekeke kwidatha evela kurhulumente waseUnited States.

 

Ingxelo yekomishini ephantse ibe ngamaphepha angama-700 idwelisa iimpazamo ezininzi. Ukongezelela, igxeka i-Arhente ye-Intelligence Agency ngokuqokelela ulwazi oluncinane kakhulu okanye idatha eyayingenantsingiselo kwaye ingabalulekanga.

 

Phambi kokuba ahlasele i-Iraq, uBush wafumana uvavanyo lwemihla ngemihla kwi-White House. Nangona kunjalo, iziphumo zamva nje zigqibe kwelokuba iingxelo azinasigwebo esizolileyo kwaye zicalanye ngendlela embi. Kuphinde kwavela imibuzo yokuba ingaba uxinzelelo lukarhulumente kwiCIA lubangele uvavanyo olucalu-calulo na. Ingxelo, nangona kunjalo, ayizange iwuchukumise loo mba, isithi ungaphaya kwamandla ayo.

 

Nangona kunjalo, okoko urhulumente waseBush esamkele ulwazi olubi kwaye wenza isigqibo sokugqibela sokuya emfazweni, unoxanduva kwaye kufuneka aphendule.

 

Kwasimangalisa, uBush wayincoma le ngxelo. Uhlale ecaleni kwaye wathi esona sigqibo siphambili sesinye awabelana ngaso, evuma ukuba ii-arhente zobuntlola zase-US zifuna utshintsho olusisiseko. UBush wathetha ngokungathi yayingeloxanduva lwakhe ukuba isigqibo sokuya emfazweni senziwe.

 

Ukususela oko kwaqalisa imfazwe malunga neminyaka emibini edluleyo, abantu baseIraq abamalunga nama-20,000 1,600 namajoni omanyano angaphezu kwe-XNUMX XNUMX, ingakumbi asuka eUnited States naseBritani, aye abulawa. Nabemi abaninzi basemzini baye bathinjwa baza babulawa ngabavukeli.

 

Le khomishini ikwafundele ukuthembeka kolwazi malunga namazwe ekurhaneleka ukuba enze izixhobo zenyukliya, aquka uMntla Korea kunye ne-Iran. Amacandelo athetha ngezo ziphumo ahlelwa yaye akachazwanga, kodwa le ngxelo ivakalise ukuphoxeka ngenxa yomgangatho olinganiselweyo wenkcazelo ephathelele iinkqubo zezixhobo zaloo mazwe.

 

Ukwanda kwezixhobo ezitshabalalisayo kusongela ihlabathi liphela. Ngokuqinisekileyo akunakwenzeka ukuhlala uqokelela ubukrelekrele obuchanekileyo, kodwa umhlaba uhlala uxhomekeke kakhulu kwi-United States ukuqokelela ulwazi olunjalo. Ingxelo inika uluntu lwamazwe ngamazwe okuninzi ekufuneka kuqwalaselwe.

 

Eli nqaku lomhleli livele kwiThe Asahi Shimbun, ngoAprili 2, 2005 (IHT/Asahi: Aprili 4, 2005)

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