Resisting the Occupation (“Liberation”) of Iraq

[number6]

by Jacob G. Hornberger, April 2, 2004

http://www.fff.org/comment/com0404a.asp

Imagine that Chinese troops have invaded the United States with the stated goal of liberating the American people from the grips of the IRS, DEA, BATF, and the many other departments and agencies that violate the principles of freedom set forth by our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence. Imagine that after overthrowing the federal government, Chinese authorities announce that Chinese diplomats and Chinese troops will remain in America for an indefinite time in order to ensure that a new federal government limited by constitutional restrictions will be brought into existence — one designed to protect, not destroy, the freedoms of the American people. Imagine that the Chinese establish a temporary regime, with a Chinese diplomat in charge, to rule over the United States until elections can be held sometime in the distant future and a new government formed, this time with a real Constitution — one that ensures freedom by prohibiting income taxation, drug laws, gun control, and other infringements of individual liberty.

snip --

snip --

Would some Americans commit atrocities in the process of resistance to Chinese rule? How could anyone believe it would be otherwise, especially if Chinese troops were abusing, humiliating, and even killing the wives and daughters of American men? After all, don’t forget that some American troops in Vietnam committed atrocities and that some U.S. troops in Iraq have been accused of war crimes. If Chinese occupation (“liberation”) troops were killing, wounding, arresting and detaining, or even just humiliating the wives or daughters of American men, who can honestly doubt that at least a few of those men would be unable to control their rage, anger, and hatred against their Chinese occupiers (“liberators”) and would commit atrocities in revenge?

Thus, why does it surprise anyone that there are a certain number of Iraqi people who are reacting with uncontrolled anger, hatred, and outrage over the U.S. government’s occupation .....

"You Americans had no right to invade our country, not even to “liberate” us by placing us under U.S. military command and ultimately giving us a new government that is acceptable to you. Indeed, you have had no right to meddle in the affairs of our country for the past half-a-century.

You had no right to interfere with our political system by helping to install Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party into power.

You had no right to furnish Saddam with weapons of mass destruction, weapons that he ended up using not only against the Iranian people but also against us, his own people. ..."


Mr. Hornberger is founder and president of The Future of Freedom