The Way It Has to Be

Tunisia has recently disposed itself of a dictator and, amongst the chaos, a new government founded by the Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, has taken his place.

Now, this new government is a little controversial. Ghanmouchi is still part of the RCD party, the one Ben Ali the dictator founded. Sure, "the party itself kicked out Ben Ali," but as a local physics teacher said, ""We want a coalition that reflects fully the will of the people, democracy, freedom and the basic needs of the population: food, water, clean air, jobs and overall national dignity," adding, "Tunisia is not a banana republic."

And rightly so. The Prime Minister was appointed by Ben Ali himself, so there is not question on how Ghanmouchi will act. He will most probably follow the footsteps of his mentor. Another thing to keep in mind is the, sure, we know Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia after declaring a State of Emergency; but, we don't know why he fled. In my opinion, Ben Ali probably decided to leave his right-hand man in charge while things cooled down, so he could pick up where he left off. And, of course, this flows smoothly with the Tunisian Constitution, Article 56 which allows the Prime Minister the spot of executive when the President can no longer serve his duties....or does it?

See, a Constitutional Court hearing soon after the President left and Ghanouchi announced his presidency declared that the Prime Minister declaration was not correct. Apparantly, the President is needed in some shape or form for such a transformation to follow, just as the  Habib Bourguiba precedent shows us.

So, is this "new" government constitutional? No. So, it must be deposed, right? Yes...but how? The same sentinels of the dark kleptocracy are still in power. There is no changing that...unless of course they are disposed this government, as well. And, if they do, it's not like they'll be under the rule of laymen. No, opposition leaders quit the new cabinet and joined forces with the demonstrators. And this is how its supposed to be. Revolutions are supposed to be within a State. They aren't supposed to be run by, or even shrouded by, some outside force. As if these forces are Gods in a cute Deus ex Machina novel. No. Revolutions have to made by those who directly benefit from them.

Tunisia success will prove that Western impearialism is futile and has no benefit for the people it "serves."

Consider Iraq. Iraq was a creditor nation befor 1980. Before Hussein. But after the dictator set his sights on Iran, the economy struggled, but only slightly. Weakening it just enough to make it susceptible to American forces in Kuwait. However, the war with America finally tore a hole in the Iraqi economy. Every government has its evils and good-doers. But, we mustn't try to fight them, especially going out of our way and risking everything we have. I'm sure Hussein would have done terrible things in the wake of Kuwait, but it would have been the best for everyone if we just kept out.