Keyanna Spears
3/28/2009
1:32pm
www.washingtonpost.com
In Iraq, Chaos Feared as U.S Closes Prison
Camp Bucca, a U.S ran prison is scheduled to shut down hence releasing hundreds of prisoners. According to intelligence officers, the release of the prisoners will cause a revival of Shiite militias and Sunni insurgents. It is believed that these groups could be preparing for the withdrawal of U.S military. Amongst the freed detainees and prospect freed detainees there is talk of revenge. These men plan to seek revenge by becoming insurgents and forming up with anti-American militias. Preparing for the arrival of these men is a thought that is overwhelming for the police chief, who has to be sure that his men are fully prepared for any attacks that may occur. Since April of 2003, the U.S detained about 100,000 people and 26,000 of them served their time at Camp Bucca. As of January 1, 2,000 of these men have been released and this number is expected to rise due to the closing of the camp this summer. During the release of the detainees there were ambivalent reactions. There were some tears of joy amongst the family members since most detainees feel that they were unjustly sentenced, and there was fear in the hearts of many citizens as they feared for more attacks. It is evident that the regions surrounding Garma will be dangerously affected by the releasing of these detainees. They plan on joining Al Qaeda and moving to southern Iraq where Garma is located to stage a revolution.
In light of these recent events I feel that the Iraqi government has a lot of work to do. Their military and police force has been trained by U.S troops so hopefully they will be able to handle what events may take place once we withdraw. I also believe that these detainees should still be in a prison and serve time just like we do in the U.S. Once Camp Bucca closes these men plan to take over the streets and terrorize anyone in their way.
2 comments:
I think this is great, its been too long, we've been in that country occupying it senselessly in my opinion. We need to get out of there as soon as possible and use our capital to help them rebuild instead of wasting in on military occupation.
It is good that we are finally leaving this country but I don't think we should just drop all those prisoners into the Iraqi governments lap. We should still leave troops to ensure that the governments soldiers are well trained and have experienced people on call ready to assist with potential prisoners planning insurgent actions.
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