SV: {UAH} Wars are ugly and should be avoided including in Uganda.

Ndugu OKURUT,

I think, the badness of WAR is quite known to many Ugandans, but the way it is being sold by Mw. Kashambuzi seems to be not genuine though people do know the consequents of WAR!

I hope I am wrong, but I think some people are thinking that Mw. Kashambuzi is just trying to protect his kinfolks who have committed grave havocs against fellow Ugandans with great impunity for the continuous 30 years plus and still counting!

I sincerely may be wrong, but I think it will be hard to stop WAR to take place in Uganda with the continual of NRA/M7ism regime in power!

 

Ocaya pOcure

Den lördag, 9 augusti 2014 15:37 skrev 'chaka Jay' via Ugandans at Heart (UAH) Community <ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com>:

Peter Simon:

War is NEVER started by the majority. That must be a lesson for you. I believe strongly that Uganda is reaching to a point

that even if you don't like war, you will be forced into it.

-Chaka

On Friday, August 8, 2014 6:24 PM, 'Simon Okurut' via Ugandans at Heart (UAH) Community <ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Frank,

Our colleague has a wealth of information, but I wonder how many Ugandans will use such knowledge of  WWI or WWII to stop what they want to do. If Eric wants to use war devastation appeal to stop another armed regime change, I suggest he changes to using the most recent, local and known wars in Uganda or the region. For Uganda, consideration of the following periods can produce some effects on the population:

1. Impact of violent regime change in Uganda (1966-68)

2. Impact of the UNLF war to remove Amin (1972-1979)

3. Impact of the Luwero Triangle War (1981-86)

4. Impact of the NRA/ civil wars in eastern and northern Uganda (1986-2012).

I believe such knowledge is still fresh in people's minds and can deter some people from participating though it can also fuel and increase determination to persevere and aspire for change, but WWI which failed to prevent WWII, I doubt if it will influence people's decisions.

I must admit, Eric's writings are very good reading material as it provides information. 

Peter Simon

On Friday, August 8, 2014 4:32:53 PM, Frank Mujabi <frank.mujabi21@gmail.com> wrote:

Eric

You have a problem and fear that some armed men might take uganda by force .and that you will be excluded from power.

You better work this out with them so that after their war you are included in the aftermath,

Sent from my iPhone

On 8 Aug 2014, at 19:42, Eric Kashambuzi <kashambuzieric@gmail.com> wrote:

The First World War which many believe should not have happened began in 1914, a hundred years ago. It is being commemorated this week.

Despite the suffering Uganda has gone through with wars since 1966, and the devastating evidence from wars elsewhere, there are still some Ugandans including Sejusa, Kafero, Amii Otunnu and Kuloba who are still insisting that the only way to unseat NRM regime is through another war. These people have no mandate and cannot individually or with a handful of supporters declare war on Uganda. They have formed dubious organizations to hoodwink Ugandans that they have a sizeable number of followers and therefore can declare war. We need to know what these organizations are and who runs and supports them.

The devastation of World War I outlined below will hopefully change the mind of those Ugandans still preparing for an unjust war.

WWI expected to last a short time in victory lasted nearly five years and ended up ripping Europe asunder and slaughtering nearly the entire generation and the brightest. Nearly everyone lost a family member or a friend. The political, economic and social fabric was destroyed. The catastrophe was of unbelievable proportions.

The Great War as it is popularly known that was fought to end all wars instead laid the foundation for yet another more devastating WWII. Below are statistics of what happened during WWI that should persuade Ugandans not to engage yet in another war but come together and form People Power under able and patriotic leaders, not the ones we have bent on keeping the opposition divided as the upcoming meeting of opposition parties in Europe will do indirectly backing the NRM regime they are hugely benefiting from.

The precise cost of World War I will probably never be known. Here is what we know.

1.     Germany lost 1, 808, 545 people while 4,247,143 were wounded;

2.     France casualties have been estimated at 5,000,000 of whom 1,835,300 were dead or missing;

3.     The American casualty figure stands at 325,876, of whom 115,660 lost their lives;

4.     The total losses of British Empire stood at 3,260,581, including 947,023 dead and missing. On the Western Front alone , British and Dominion casualties were 2,690,054;

5.     Between half a million and two million Russians died while 3,409, 433 Russians were captured and 228,838 went missing;

6.     Austria-Hungary lost 905,299 dead and 837,483 went missing;

7.     The Spanish influenza killed some 50 million people worldwide.

The information was obtained from Andrew Wiest (2014) and Peter Simkins et al., (2014).

The principal purpose of providing these figures is to illustrate especially to Ugandans that rushing into war as we are being incited by power hungry individuals could be suicidal. Ugandans must therefore think long and hard before venturing into another war and should that happen it must be a just war.

Eric Kashambuzi     

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