By Ugoji Maximillian
Remember all the things that led to the 9/11?
When America’s diplomacy began to become hostile?
Dismantling of governments in the middle East.
Attacking countries unprovoked.
This began all through the 80s to the 90s and heightened under George W Bush.
Anti-American sentiments became too high.
Then someone had to plan the 9/11 hit .
That was Osama Bin Laden.
Then Obama came and softened the ground a bit and began to engage in a more friendly diplomacy.
Trump’s first term was friendly I must say.
Biden came and was more friendly too .
But now Trump has escalated the tension again and all the progress of over 12 years have all been wasted.
The middle East is back to war which was started and imposed on it by just one man.
An external invader staged a war between brothers.
And now US embassies and workers are being attacked in the middle East.
As at yesterday it was in Pakistan but today five more US embassies have been attacked by violent mob.
Yesterday some persons wearing an IRANIAN colour entered an American bar in Saudi Arabia and shot two Americans.
Now imagine this, the Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and UAE invested more than $5 Trillion to build the best tourism economy in the world.
They changed the face of the middle East and everyone was going there for weddings, sports , business and conferences.
And by just a simple action and decision by Trump and those leaders of the Gulf states, the whole $5 Trillion investment has become unsafe.
In just 24 hours..
Customers are fleeeing.
Investments are fleeeing.
The projects are under heavy shelling.
Hotels are deserted.
The rich are fleeeing.
You see why we say that leadership has consequences?
You can build all the big infrastructure in the world, but you must also have the right leaders who make the right decisions.
I always like to make reference to China.
As far as I am concerned, that’s one country where leaders think without being sentimental.
They know they’re building the most modern nation in the world.
State-of- the-Art infrastructure.
China just minds its business at least for now.
They just focus on developing capabilities and building.
No bombings.
No threats.
No sharing of bases with anyone.
It just does business.
What stopped Saudi Arabia, the UAE , Oman, Kuwait and the others from doing so?
Why allow another country use your base to attack your neighbour when you know that there will be consequences?
Why instigate a war that will affect your economy?
Because according to reports it was the King of Saudi Arabia and Netanyahu that instigated Trump to start the war.
Did you see what the British did yesterday?
Trump was asking the British prime Minister to release their base for him to use to attack Iran.
The parliament began to shout.
They said clearly
“We learned from the mistakes of the Iraqi war when Æmerica deceived the ÛK to join a war that was built on lies. We won’t join in Æmerica’s war.”
The prime Minister came out this evening and replied Trump saying “The UK will not join an illegal war.”
You see that?
The samething was done by the government of Spain.
They asked Æmerica’s war planes to leave their base today. That their land wouldn’t be used for launching a war against Iran.
Why didn’t these Gulf states learn?
Leadership has consequences.
