The Hindu : Shaping post-war Iraq

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Friday, Apr 11, 2003

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Shaping post-war Iraq

Sir, — In your Editorial, `Shaping post-war Iraq' ( April 9 ) you have expressed fears of the emergence of a new imperial order. As you can judge from the history through the past centuries, it is only the British, Dutch, French and others who were responsible for the spread of colonialism and not America.

A strong America was not built by plundering the wealth of other nations. It was built by its own people and leaders through hard work and vision.

The United States always stands for the principles of justice and liberty throughout the world and does not support imperialism.

R. Murali Sundararajan,
Memphis, U.S.

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Sir, — The Editorial hit the nail on the head by commenting that United Nations members should make certain that the U.S. does not acquire ``legitimacy through the backdoor'' in order to build a post-war Iraq that serves the business interests of the American Government.

What has been disheartening is the role, played by the U.N. Set up specifically for the purpose of averting wars between nations and settling disputes amicably, it has proved that it is toothless and ineffectual. The fact that nations, which have the might to establish their dominance over the less-powerful countries in the world are causing large-scale material damage is a testimony to the incompetence of the U.N.

Though the war is far from over, it is high time the U.N. made its voice heard, and earnestly deliberated over a post-war regime in Iraq, that serves the interests of the hapless citizens, who are devastated by the pre-emptive strikes. This is the least the U.N. could do to prove its mettle.

Sairam Sanath Kumar,
Kochi, Kerala

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Sir, — It would be totally naive to believe that the U.S is interested in giving power back to the Iraqis. This new-found quest to remove dictatorships and establish ``democracy'' is good neither for the world nor for the U.S. The world knows that the U.S had never had any problems with dictators as long as they are ``friendly'' to it. What the world is witnessing is the epitome of hypocrisy.

The sad truth is that none of the powerful nations is standing up to the challenge thrown by the United States.

B. Kumar,
Mumbai

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