A recent study conducted by Amer
Abdul-Moneim, Arab News editor and Egyptian writer reveals that a great
number of US soldiers have been killed during hostilities in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
More than 1 million US soldiers and
officers have been killed, wounded, maimed, or became mentally sick in
the course of hostilities that started with Iraq nearly 20 years ago and
the ongoing war in Afghanistan since 2001. In addition to the human
costs, America has lost more than 600 thousand pieces of military
equipment: military vehicles, helicopters, fighter aircrafts etc. Huge
economic costs, involving trillions of dollars have been poured into
both wars.
These figures may impress and come as
surprise to many people, as a large amount of information unfolds before
our eyes. At the end of the detailed written study, the author,
Abdul-Moneim provides documented facts and figures.
To understand the extent of the
devastation caused to the US military and to have an idea about what
really happened to its huge weaponry in those wars, we can compare it
with a bull whose horns are strong. The frail bullfighter quickly turns
around the bull and skillfully plunges his weapon into the weak part of
its body and it falls on the ground.
Four main points have been emphasized by
the author in describing the defeat of the US occupation army: loss of
equipment and weapons systems, rising number of injured soldiers, total
losses in human lives, and finally, loss of aircrafts, which leads to
rejection by the army to conduct combat operations.
The US military has no means to start up
a new war or invade another country and their threats to invade Iran,
Yemen, Pakistan and Sudan are nothing but empty words. The US
sabre-rattling has continued against Iran for more than 3 years and
despite its build up in the Persian Gulf, no military strike has been
carried out. The US economy is in shambles and therefore, was unable to
lend a helping hand to South Korea when North Korea bombarded the South
Korean island of Yeonpyeong which killed some marines.
The US has really exhausted their
military power and Abdel-Moneim predicts the fall of the American Evil
Empire in a near future.
___________________________________________________Written by: Ibrahim Nazim
12 December 2010, Sunday
6 Muharram 1432
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