Hvorfor bærer B.T.'s MeierCarlsen den hvide mands byrde?

LUND – Den 23. maj havde chefredaktør Erik Meier Carlsen en leder om at “Fangemishandling deler danskerne” hvori han tager afstand fra mishandlingen men forsvarer krigen mod Irak. Dén holder ikke.

“De amerikanske tab er betydelige og med den voldsomme internationale kritik af den amerikanske krigsførelse, er det en nærliggende mulighed, at USA må trække sig ud af Irak, før der er et sundt demokrati under udvikling. Det vil være meget, meget ulykkeligt.”

Det er ikke kun krigens førelse men hele foretagendet den er gal med. Ulykkeligt for hvem, Carlsen? Hvad med ikke-amerikanske tab? Først bukkede mellem en halv og en hel million sagesløse irakere under for vore bestialske sanktioner, siden er titusinder blevet dræbt og såret og sygehuse, skoler, arbejdspladser og boliger ødelagt. Mindst 300.000 børn og unge er klinisk traumatiserede i dagens Irak, ifølge Unicef.

Ja, Saddam var en forbryder og det er godt han er væk. Men vi har flere liv på samvittigheden end han. Og han gjorde også noget godt for Irak.

Og håb om demokrati i Irak! – styret af et USA hvis præsident ikke er valgt, som har insisteret på den politik der skabte ovenstående folkemord, sendt sine dårligste diplomater og lyssky elementer til Irak og vist enestående foragt for folkeretten og FN?

Her er en anden spidsfindig formulering: “Præsident Bush og hans

administration har begået masser af fejl, flere af dem dybt alvorlige.” Hvor mange fejl kan man begå i hvor mange årtier før der er tale om en systemfejl?

“Det er uendeligt meget lettere fra sidelinjen at fortælle en krigsførende magt, hvordan den burde have gjort…” Ja, det ER sørme også blevet for let at kritisere krig og tortur! Læs i så fald min bog om hele forløbet, “Forudsigelig fiasko,” der udkom 4. juni. Krigens fundament var informationsmørke, kulturarrogance/racisme, fejlberegninger, militarisme og propaganda – deraf titlen.

Trods sin afstandstagen fra ondskaben i Abu Ghraib-fængslet forsvarer Meier Carlsen den krig, som torturen er en allestedsnærværende nødvendig konsekvens af. Det er uselvstændigt pro-amerikanisme. Vi skal gøre op med alle systemer, der bruger tortur – ikke forsvare dem.

Chefredaktøren har påtaget sig den hvide amerikanske mands byrde. Den vil bare blive større fremover.

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