True Struggle For Iraq

Amir Taheri's column in the September 29th New York Post outlines true struggles for Iraqi and outlines some of America’s true enemies. Mr. Taheri’s column is worthy of your time with insightful information on the current issues facing America and Iraq. Here are some excerpts:

It comes, in part, from Americans who want Iraq to fail because they want President Bush to fail. Some 81 books paint the president as the devil incarnate; Bush-bashing is also the theme of three " dozen Hollywood feature films.

Add to this the recent bizarre phrase from French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin. The head of the Figaro press group went to see him about the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq; Raffarin assured him they would soon be freed, reportedly saying, "The Iraqi insurgents are our best allies."

….Iraq had been liberated by the European Union, we would have none of the hot air that is blown about the war throughout the world. …….. an entity like the European Union could never say boo to a goose, let alone destroy a vicious tyranny.

Mr. Taheri was born in Iran and educated in Tehran, London and Paris. Taheri was member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for International Political and Economic Studies (IIPES) from 1975 to 1980 and member of the Executive Board of the International Press Institute (IPI) from 1984 to 1992.

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