IBush Administration iphinde yandisa ukungqubuzana kwayo ne-Iran. Ngokusobala banezisusa eziningi zokwenza lokho. Bazama "ukushintsha isiteshi" ekuhlulekeni "kokuhlinzwa," ngaphambi kwenkulumompikiswano kaSepthemba yeCongress nge-Iraq. Bangathanda kakhulu ukuhlukana neqembu eliphikisayo leDemocratic Alliance kumaLungu eCongress ase-Iraq ahlanganyela umgomo we-AIPAC wokubhekana ne-Iran. Futhi bafuna ukubukela phansi izingxoxo ezenzeka phakathi kwe-Iran kanye ne-International Atomic Energy Agency ngohlelo lwenuzi lwase-Iran.
Kodwa imininingwane ivele ekwenyukeni kwakamuva okukhombisa ngokunamandla lokho abaningi asebekusola kudala: ukungqubuzana okuyisisekelo kweBush Administration ne-Iran akuphathelene nohlelo lwayo lwenuzi noma izinsolo zokushushumbiswa kwezikhali - kuze kube manje azikafakazelwa - e-Iraq.
Kumane kuwumzabalazo wamandla amakhulu wokuthonya. Futhi yize kungekho okushaqisayo ngalokho, abantu base-United States kufanele bazibuze - futhi babuze abanye - yikuphi ukuzidela esizimisele ukukuthwala ukuze iBush Administration izame ukuvimbela i-Iran ekubeni nomthelela e-Iraq ukuthi ngokuvamile - futhi cishe ngokuqinisekile kuyoba - uma kukhona uhulumeni wentando yeningi e-Iraq, njengoba u-60% wabantu base-Iraqi bangamaShiite futhi unobudlelwane obuqinile bamasiko nezenkolo nabakholwa nabo e-Iran. Zingaki izimpilo zamasosha ase-U.S. okufanele lowo mgomo? Zingaki izigidigidi zamadola entela ase-U.S.?
NgoLwesithathu, New York Times kubika:
Amalungu ethimba lethimba le-Iranian Energy Ministry aboshwe aboshwa ubusuku bonke ngamasosha aseMelika eBaghdad ngokuba nezikhali ezingagunyaziwe, ngaphambi kokuba adedelwe ekuseni, kusho izikhulu zaseMelika nase-Iraq eBaghdad. Izikhulu zase-Iran zibhikishele ukuboshwa namuhla. Iqembu belimenywe eBaghdad ukuyosiza ukuxazulula inkinga kagesi e-Iraq, kusho izikhulu zase-Iraq nase-Iran.
Umeluleki wezindaba kaNdunankulu uNuri Kamal al-Maliki wase-Iraq utshele abezindaba zeReuters ukuthi leli qembu lise-Baghdad ngokumenywa nguMnyango Wezogesi wase-Iraq ukuze usize ekwakheni isiteshi sikagesi edolobheni lamaShiite iNajaf. Kungani laba bantu base-Iran baboshwa. ngamasosha ase-U.S. uma, ngokusho I-Iraq izikhulu, bebeyingxenye yezithunywa zoMnyango Wezamandla ukumenywa ukuya eBaghdad "ukuyosiza ukuxazulula inkinga kagesi e-Iraq"? Ukuthi i-Iraq inenkinga enkulu kagesi kwaziwa kahle. Ngokuqinisekile usizo olunjalo kufanele lwamukelwe. Kumelwe ukuba kube nephutha.
Akunjalo, ngokusobala, The Times imibiko. Umphathi wehhotela lapho ama-Irani ayehlala khona uthe:
“Ngatshela [amasosha ase-United States] ukuthi uMnyango Kagesi wase-Iraq uwamemile, ukuthi ayizimenywa zenkonzo nokuthi sinencwadi evela enkonzweni eqinisekisa lokhu.”
Ngakho, ngaphambi ekuboshweni kwama-Irani, amasosha ase-US ayazi ukuthi ihhotela lapho ama-Irani ayehlala khona linobufakazi bokuthi ama-Irani ayese-Iraq ngesimemo soMnyango Wezamandla wase-Iraq.
Kwakuyini iphuzu lokuboshwa kwalezi zikhulu? Impela amabutho ase-US abengalindela ukuthi azophoqeleka ngokwepolitiki ukuthi awakhulule ngokushesha, njengoba ayazi, lezi zikhulu zazise-Iraq ngokumenywa nguhulumeni wase-Iraq. Kunomoya onamandla wokuhlukumeza nokuchukuluza ngalokhu.
Nansi into elula kakhulu iCongress engayenza ukukhombisa ukuthi izimisele ngokuvimbela iBush Administration ukuthi ivuse impi ne-Iran. Bangagunyaza ukuthi amabutho ase-US e-Iraq awakwazi ukubopha izikhulu zikahulumeni wase-Iranian ezingafakazela ukuthi zise-Iraq ngesimemo sikahulumeni wase-Iraq, ngaphandle uma zinemvume ecacile evela kuhulumeni “ozimele” wase-Iraqi ukwenza kanjalo.
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