His highness, Mr Green Span once ascribe the whole iraq's scenery as oil driven activity in the name of justice. While Afghanistan is not Iraq. It's defintely not oil-rich state. So it is nothing related to president Bush's petroleum thristy. I still doubt president Bush has the will to shape the whole Islamic world by violence.

Europe once fiercely opposite Bush's Iraq occupation. When Iraq was under US control, they back off from their position and easily reach a new agreements with BUSH. which says that US will not monopolize all the benefits there and Europe(Especially German , France...)'s intersets will be respected. obviously Europe know when is right time for their indispensable principle and when is right time bargaining for their economic interests.

Afghanistan is a desperate poor country and flood with bloody race and religious conflicts. Europe will gain nothing from there. Soviet Union' troops retreated from there disgracefully. US's military occupation there may not last longer unless US did not take its cost into consideration. US obviously relcutant to shoulder the burden all by itself. Defence secretary Gates criticized Europe neglecting the least diplomatic politeness.

There is no way to shape the Afghanistan as president Bush expected. Bush can not brain-wash Afghanistan people. There is no successive example in islamic world that secular strength can defeat the religious power. Bush and its troops regards as exotic evil , it can ever and never earn the local people's support. When their islamic brethrens was tortured in distant Cuba prison both physically and mentally. when their islamic belief was distorted ,defiled , how can the native Afghanistan people welcome Yankee with open arms. Bush 's anti-terrorist actiones make things worse instead of better.

Although Bush had told so many lies to the public about Iraq and Afghanistan regime in order to demonize them . he still disclose a naked truth that the western powers can not afford the failure in Iraq and Afghanistan.


I am from a developing coutry. As a outsider , I think althrogh US immorally initiate the war against Iraq and Afghanistan. they should definitely go on with this battle. because the religious radicals is another grave threat to the world peace ,even more destructive the neo-conservative US. I think Europe should encourage US getting more involved in Iraq and Afghanistan affairs. US is the only supperpowers in this world . it have huge resources to go on with this kind of military actions. When US realize it can not solely achieve its goals through militray strike and economic sanction ,maybe it will pay attention and respect to its Europe Allies.

At this time putting more Europe troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will result in more casualty, and will not promote the equally partnership acrossed the Atalantic Ocean. To play the hypocrite as usual is most in Europe's interests. Europe have two masks and two sets of standards which will help them override moral problem.