Lim Swee Keng
Engineer, Inventor
sweekeng@alum.mit.edu
ideas@cts-ideas.com
published at cognose.blogspot.com
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Iraq is not another Nam.After many years, American, except unfortunate pilots, did not set step into North Vietnam.But American set foot on every township of Iraq within months.Iraq is not another Nam.Without support of two super powers, Soviet Union and Communist China, Iraq cannot deliver any fatal blow to America Homeland.Occasional harassments may be.Iraq is not another Nam.Without support of superpower, as long as the neighboring states take care of their people, do not let their peoples lost hope, rebel against them.There is no falling of dominos.It is typical of history may be.American is trading practices with Communist World.When American raised their voices yelling Freedom, Democracy and imposing on others.Russian, Chinese quietly developing their economy.When American is trapped in the belief of sectarianism is the cause of trouble.Chinese abandoned class struggles.This may be because the western thinking is based on divide and rule, it makes everything simpler, manageable, reproducible.It is with this paradigm of thinking, that western scientist is able to build microelectronics that benefits the world.
But this brings one to be too focused on quantifiable, singular objectives, and lost the greater pictures of interactions among diverse, synergy among parties. (Neil Hendric Bohr needs the enlightenment of Taiji to breakthrough Newtonian Physics to Atomic Physics, "Contraria sunt Complementa.")
So they need longer time to be awakened to the necessity of integration, arts of synergy among diverse.
This double-edged sword divides one integrated holy book into denominations that even kins fought among themselves over the plain of Europe for hundreds of years.
It is no wonder to the western scholars, when there are differences, they cannot co-exist.Clashes must, civilized must clash, bloodiest of clashes is held to be the truth, in that token, Men will destroy all Women and exist as one superior species. This is fundamentally wrong. Iraq troubles start to deepen. Many western scholars dreamt that election would solve the problem. It is proven a false hope. So authorities, like Foreign Affair, invited experts, authorities to offer their opinions. They have diagnosed that the existence of different sect, the Shiite, Sunni, the Kurds are the root cause of trouble, and proposed to divide them, fence them apart.
Any common person, with even little wisdom, will know that this is vanity. You cannot even pick out a few armed foes from a little town, how are you going to divide the people across deserts, with no clear demarcation.
New Iraq Policy after election, without new sight, new understanding, it is with little hope that there will be breakthrough. It is proven today.Even the Secretary of States Condoleezza Rice said : “the only constant is change.” Without even stating what state are we in, definitely do not know why civilization is changing, where this change is heading leading us to?What she said is as good as a Chinese idiomatic phrase: “A blind lit a lamp.” Useless.In a recent international business leaders’ conference, I sadly saw many leaders are trapped in their concepts, ideas.So I contributed what I thought is obvious:“The locomotive for the progress of civilization, the yard stick to measure thus isThe integration of greater number of people, from greater diversity, deeper, broader, faster, more frequently.”I was both glad and shocked that such common sense explanation won a round of applause.If we are aware that this represents closer to truth. Then we should not place freedom, democracy, religions, gender-equality as pre-requisites. These had wasted a lot of effort, energy and washed away precious lives by such meaningless pursuits.If we focus on the protection of Iraqis’ life, property, and let every Iraqi’s able man busy and pay for what they have worked for, even if we have to lost some freedom and democracies. America will win back the people’s heart. Even initially some may be sacrificed to establish sincerity. This can be done much better, by teams of doctors & nurses, water and medicines, teachers and child-care, before engineers and technicians. And never, never police, army and preachers, in that ascending orders.
By facing this squarely, knowing US is now either failed in this mission, or continuously paying the heavy price, in blood and in gold, with no hope of returns?
A better avenue for US is to ask for the help of international community to move this away from a mission of occupying to a task of humanitarian assistance.
The only question is how could we convince the world?
For the realist leaders, motivated by profits, they know very well no one can afford US to fail, extremism will spread to their door steps.
For the idealist, humanitarian leaders, they know they cannot look other ways when the death of civilians are escalating, beyond the scale of all recent conflicts combined, in Eastern Europe, in Africa.
For the Muslim world, the world will come to respect you and leave your lifestyles, culture, Religion as you practice. No one can coerce you to subscribe to their system, which is after all full of imperfections, which is the only constant in all man-made.
This approach is definitely more effective, more definite, faster, and would last.
American not only can leave the difficulties behind, rebuild international image, and definitely would win a trusted ally like Japan even long after American governance. American did not rely on democratic election, nor dismantle the Industrial giants that initiated the militarization.America is the only super power today. There is no one close behind, and definitely no one has the strength to destroy America.Only by self-doing, would America totally, permanently destroy herself.One worth thinking“No matter is a white cat, black cat, one that can catch mice is a good cat.” Deng Xiao Peng said.
No matter George Senior, George Junior, Elected, or otherwise into the seat, you can do it, only need wisdom listed above.
Lim, Swee Keng
SM(MIT), MBA(Law)
Inventor, Engineer
Philosophical Thinker
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