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Sunday, May 22, 2005 Arrogance, Ignorance, Oil and the Word of God We Americans are compounding the worst error made in our history. The invasion of Iraq was and is a terrible mistake. The arrogance of the Bush administration gave us grains of truth surrounded by a sea of lies to sell this invasion. The fact that so many independent voices had been absorbed made it easier to dictate the message. The media aided and abetted this promotion. They were so cowed by the aggressive stance of the administration. Planning exposed an ignorance of the area and its people. The assumption was that a blitzkrieg would quickly overthrow the established order. Iraqis would deck the streets with flowers. Forgotten was the terrible price paid by ordinary Iraqis, particularly children, due to the US sponsored sanctions. Resumption of the realities of life was/is a disaster. From all accurate un-embedded reports, things were better under Saddam Hussein. The DOD in its hubris ignored the State Department and other sources who had the knowledge and understanding of the area. Notwithstanding all claims to the contrary the majority of the world is certain that this is a raw grab of oil. Hegemony over the oil fields of Iraq. An act to prevent Saddam Hussein switching from dollars to euros. Expansion of the power of the Military Industrial Oil Complex. Let us not forget the Carlyle Group. Of course the greatest crime is tying this war to the Word of God. Allowing us to be conned into believing that is a Crusade. That we are there to support the Christian ethic of democracy. This is sold as a Holy War. Again in the unfortunate history of humanity we are killing in the name of God. You might see the current film 'Kingdom of Heaven' to get a good picture of comparative guilt between Christians and Moslems. Read Karen Andersen's 'History of Jerusalem'. I am ashamed at the caving in, or perhaps better said, the complicity of the Democratic Party who have gone along with this war. They have created amongst many a feeling of despondency. In the name of security we are sacrificing the very principles America stands for. We had an opportunity. We could have avoided endangering all these lives of ours and theirs. We could have saved countless wounds of crippling devastation. Treasure spent would have been put to better use to solve the many problems in our own country. We could have accomplished a resounding objective with the approval and support of the majority of the world. We could have rebuilt Afghanistan. What an example that would have been! |
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Hatred Freedom The Demise of Elegance The Sea Inside HAIR - Visceral Connections DOWNFALL A Dolphin Story Winds of Change?? More Thoughts for Bette ARCHIVES December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005
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