The ghost of war
- Written by Leonardo Pupo Pupo
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On June 28, 1914, an attack in Sarajevo became the murder of Archduke Francisco Fernando, heir to the crown of the Astro-Hungarian Empire, along with his wife, Archduchess Sophie de Hohenberg.
A month later, this event was the spark that ignited the World War I. On July 28, the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, Count Leopoldo Berchtold, communicated, through a telegram, the declaration of war to the Serbian government.
More than a century later, the ghost of large-scale war is prowling again through the minds of many. The most optimistic firmly believe in common sense, in lasting peace and in those who bet on stripping this scourge of universal vocabulary. Others insist on keeping humanity in suspense, involved or not, in the events that for a week have been a breeding ground for an armed conflict in the Middle East.
The killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani on the orders of Donald Trump, unleashed a wave of protests not only in the Persian country, but in much of the international community and even within the American territory itself.
Soleimani was not just any military. He was considered a strategist and a trained leader, who led the main blows to the terrorists of the Islamic State in Iraq and in several regions of the Middle East.
The first signs of Trump's disastrous decision began to be felt in economic aspects, as the stock markets of several Asian nations felt the effects, while the price of oil rose considerably in a few hours.
Iran promised revenge and gave a blow of authority. A dozen rockets hit the military complexes of Al Asad, located west of Baghdad, and Irbil, near the Iranian border. The United States maintains about 5,000 military troops throughout Iraq.
The operation was named "Martyr Soleimani" and was executed by the aerospace division of the Revolutionary Guards of Iran. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said his country attacked US troops in Iraq in self-defense, according to the article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations.
Although in the last hours some experts consider that the atmosphere in the speeches has dropped, the truth is that the consequences are unpredictable.
After the attack on its bases, Trump announced new sanctions on Iran and "advised" those who signed the nuclear pact with the Persian nation (from which the US withdrew), to abandon it definitively.
It was that unilateral action to move away from the agreement, endorsed by the UN, the first step of the White House towards what is happening today against the Iranians. Nothing has been by chance.
The murder of Soleimani has many interpretations, but the purpose is the same. To create a smokescreen that would take his fellow citizens away from the impeachment against him was ideal for Trump.
Statistics also show that in the history of the United States, a president has never lost an election when he has been involved in any war.
However, there are those who agree that the US president "crossed" the red line, precisely because Iran is not just any enemy. Its military capacity is linked to its capacity for resistance and to the union of its citizens, appart of the manifest hatred against the United States.
At the moment the tensions continue, beyond threats and declarations of both opponents. Tehran swears to avenge its martyr, while Washington promises to subdue the Persian country.
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