Lessons that Hollande Failed to Learn
“If we can combat terrorism in Iraq, just as we did in Africa, we are ensuring our own security,” he said. His plan sounded as pathetic and all too familiar: “If necessary we will be able to act in Iraq with more intensity and more efficacy; the aircraft carrier will be working in very narrow communication with the other forces and will be able to attack in any point in the event of supplementary tensions,” he said.
As if nothing has been learnt until now, Hollande seems to be borrowing the same costly policies that were implemented by former US President George W. Bush after the deadly attacks of September 11. He too struck violently and thoughtlessly and at the urging of powerful neoconservative groups; he carried out pre-conceived policies to assure America’s dominance in the name of fighting “terror”. These policies backfired, none of the US strategic objectives were achieved, and the “New Middle East” which the US administration so desperately coveted, became a breeding ground for the same “terrorism” that the Americans allegedly fought.
Excerpts from Hollande fails to learn from Bush – Ramzy Baroud, Asia Times
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