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May 3, 2005
Danger Zone - Killing of an Italian Agent
My Granddaddy said to me when I was quite young, "Son, if you are in a dangerous situation, don't be stupid." I wasn't near the shooting of the Italians, and I don't know too many of the specifics, other than what I have read in the media, but I feel that if I was driving a car on the road to the Baghdad airport, where bombs explode and bullets routinely kill people on a regular basis, I would follow my Granddaddy's advice. I would assume that sometimes people with the best intentions make mistakes. I would make absolutely sure my own intentions were clear in order to minimize whatever mistakes the "other guys" might make.
So what seems to be going on here is typical politics. I don't see how the Italian government could accept the findings of the U.S. unless the Americans admitted total wrongdoing. One can ask, "What would the Italian government gain from its own citizens by agreeing with the U.S., as opposed to contesting the report?" By standing up to the Americans the government establishes its independence, solidifies its identity, creates some distance from an unpopular war, gains bargaining chips with the U.S. on the world stage, and still allows itself the opportunity to be a good guy and not leave Iraq, depending how the game progresses. They would seem to have more options by opposing the report instead of accepting it. The facts don't really seem to matter.
Posted by Chip Spear at May 3, 2005 6:57 PM
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