Rosen: U.S. occupation in Middle East is ‘imperialist.’
Rosen: U.S. occupation in Middle East is ‘imperialist.’
In Senate hearing on Wednesday about the future of Iraq, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) asked Nir Rosen of the NYU Center on Law and Security what advice he would have for the U.S. going forward in Iraq, given Rosen’s extensive first-hand experience in the country. Rosen declined to respond, saying he felt “uncomfortable” giving advice to an “imperialist power”:
BIDEN: Based on what you’ve said, there’s really no hope — we really should get the hell out of there right now. I mean, there’s nothing to do. Nothing.
ROSEN: As a journalist, I’m uncomfortable advising an imperialist power about how to be a more efficient imperialist power. And I don’t think that we’re there for the interest of the Iraqi people. I don’t think that’s ever been a motivation. […]
BIDEN: [If we withdraw], the good news is we wouldn’t be imperialists in Iraq, from your perspective.
ROSEN: Only elsewhere in the region. (laughter). … There’s no positive scenario in Iraq these days. Not every situation has a solution.
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Rosen: There’s no positive scenario in Iraq these days. Not every situation has a solution.
- - And that’s the point the GOP seizes upon. Keeping troops there, in their view, is the lesser of many evils. It’s not an altogether bankrupt argument.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:43 pmHe’s not just Nir, he’s all the way to the truth.
If the government is strong, why won’t we honor their vote and leave?
Who’s sovereign?
April 4th, 2008 at 4:43 pm.
Rosen said it like it needed to be said…
“As a journalist, I’m uncomfortable advising an imperialist power about how to be a more efficient imperialist power.”
… to the imperialist powers themselves.
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April 4th, 2008 at 4:49 pmThe is no solution to the Iraq problem, you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Sorta the pick your poison, slow death, or quick death, the outcome is still death.
But no matter who is in the WH we are going to be there for some time yet, wasting money on a sh!t hole, when our country could sure use those funds.
IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY
April 4th, 2008 at 4:50 pmHague Trials ‘09
What? The Iraqi’s don’t want us there? Since when does their opinion count? Anyways, Dick Cheney assured us that we’d be greeted as liberators. Just ask the 600,000+ Iraqi’s who have been liberated permanently.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:50 pmNot just imperialist, but fascist as well.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:51 pmI feel a right-wing smear about Mr. Rosen coming on …
April 4th, 2008 at 4:51 pmTypo: “Only elsewhere in the region. (laughter)
April 4th, 2008 at 4:52 pmOh wow. All the little birdies are coming home to roost…
We Americans are going to pay in blood for the actions of the Bush administration for YEARS to come.
April 4th, 2008 at 4:53 pmPoor Joe, can’t even understand the truth himself? Can’t believe Mr. Rosen?
April 4th, 2008 at 5:00 pmExperts don’t matter in this country unless they are on TV selling something, period.
It’s about time we call a spade “a spade”. When will we force our government to remove over 900 military basis? We spend 650billion on the military, that’s more then ever other country on this earth combined. Then you wonder why?
Check out http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com learn the real truth. It’s time for a change. Remember the Roman Empire, Greek Empire, Ottomon Empire, Russian Empire, They all failed. Why do we keep electing people who stay on this path of distruction. Enough!!!
April 4th, 2008 at 5:11 pmIs we learning yet?
April 4th, 2008 at 5:13 pmNahh, Rome, Spain, Britain and France were imperialists.
Now it is leader of the free world…
April 4th, 2008 at 5:15 pmRome won’t burn this time but our money might go up in smoke.
April 4th, 2008 at 5:26 pmConsidering that Joseph Biden is one of very few people that has seen the latest classified NIE on Iraq, I would think he has some idea on what is going on there.
April 4th, 2008 at 5:32 pm.
When Principles guided Politics the world birthed America…
When politics dictated principles the world lost Rome…
Has America become the next Rome?
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April 4th, 2008 at 5:33 pmWhen the 1,000 or so Iraqi troops that deserted in the Basra explosion stand up, we’ll stand up… and take their lives, property, families, etc…
April 4th, 2008 at 5:35 pmNir speaks the truth. McCain should go to these hearings he might learn something, instead of going around scaring people with “If we leave al Qaeda and Iran takes over!”
April 4th, 2008 at 5:43 pm#19 galmud Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Why would Johnny McTORTURE need to go to these hearings when he has Sissy Graham and Holy Joe McLIARman to whisper the details he needs to know, in his ears?
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Well…duh. It’s about frickin’ time we heard these words in the good ol’ USA at this level.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:01 pmF-ing A-right,
Even Biden couldn’t come to terms with being called an imperialist, but I got news for the sexy NYU guy, if he is paying taxes in this country he is part of the beast.
April 5th, 2008 at 6:49 amQuagmire anyone? Ah, even the bones of the mighty sabre toothed tiger can today be found in the La Brea Tar Pits of southern California. George Bush will have carved out a grandiose place in the history books when the abrupt fall of the American dream is recounted in generations hence.
April 5th, 2008 at 4:30 pm