|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
Critics Say Rush to War in Iraq Hurt United States
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Issue
|
| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Apr 10, 2004 01:30pm |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | News |
| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Saturday, April 10, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Critics Say Rush to War in Iraq Hurt U.S.
The Honolulu Advertiser
The deadly insurgency in Iraq is a direct result of tactical missteps by the United States during the rush to war a year ago and in the months afterward, some critics say. President Bush could have spared himself major headaches if he had heeded the advice of experts who urged him to assemble a larger force, including Muslim soldiers from Turkey and others countries, to take into Iraq. He also should have avoided the assumption that Iraqis would embrace American soldiers as liberators after the ouster of Saddam Hussein. A healthier regard for Arab perceptions could have helped, said Nayef Samhat, a government and international relations expert at Centre College in Danville, Ky. "The invasion was clearly unprovoked and can be easily seen by many in the Arab-Islamic world as nothing more than the reinvention of imperialism," Samhat said. "The images, too, are quite similar to those of Israeli military actions against Palestinians. |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
