Little Mr Mahatma

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Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Could It Be?
And there it was in todays Los Angeles Times buried in a column: Rumsfeld admitting that maybe Hussein's chemical and biological weapons were destroyed before the war. That's why we can't find the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WoMD) - THEY WEREN'T THERE! Damn that clever Hussein - forcing us to attack and overthrow him and don't we look silly now.

We went to war over nothing - a supposed threat to our security that didn't exist.

So what have we learned? First, our "Dear Leader" (or should we call him "Great Leader") lied to us. We didn't go to war over a threat to our security. There were other reasons. Gosh, what could they be? Oil, business interests, expanding "influence"...

Iraq *NEVER* posed a threat to our National Security. The only threat posed *MAY* have been to our corporate interests. In which case, the war clearly demonstrated the influence and control Big Business has in our Government. Removing Hussein has provided American businesses with tremendous opportunities, unlike the peoples of Iraq who get little opportunities.

War is a business for us; Rebuilding is also a business. Afghanistan, Iraq - just business as possible though with more media attention. How else can Raytheon and other "Defense" field test their weapons? How else can Halliburton get nice lucrative, open-ended, non-competitive contracts? Government Business.

Second, our intelligence sucked. We claimed all these dreaded weapons and yet we can't find them. So what exactly did our intelligence consist of? Did we have a witness to immediately show us where the *ANY* of the WoMD are? No, we're looking for witnesses. Do we have detailed maps and documents listing where the WoMD are? No, we're looking for those too. Satellite pictures may show building and trucks but they obviously failed in showing what were housed in them. (Damn Iraq, couldn't they post a big sign that said "Weapons of Mass Destruction built here!"). So what was our intelligence? (sigh) I guess there was (and still is) no intelligence in our leadership.

Third, our Government is frighteningly like one of those revivalist tent meetings. You have your leader-preacher up there casting off the devils (Hussein, Democrats, et al), preaching the gospel (pushing those tax cuts), and most importantly passing the collection plate (taxes, political donations, etc). The leader-preacher is trying to "save" the masses by showing them the path of righteousness, with the penalty of eternal damnation if you stray off the path (you're either with us or against us). Meanwhile, behind the scenes the leader-preacher enjoys the good life and works to expand his influence. Keep the sheep stupid, keep the sheep sedate, and keep them poor. Lead them around and keep them distracted.

So we went to war for reasons of National Security even though the threats weren't there. But our Government won't focus on that - now it's on how we removed the Evil Bastard Hussein and on rebuilding their country. So, once again, removing Hussein was a Good Thing - yes, no argument - but it wasn't even a part of the reasons given for our invasion. Bush is using distraction to cover his lies and/or his incompetence and/or real reasons for invasion.

So let's simplify all of this into something the rest of us non-Bush Cabinet-types can understand.

Bush himself said "We're on a Crusade against terrorism.."

Guess what? If you're not worth multi-millions you're a terrorist. If you disagree with our Government you're a terrorist. With all the perks and privileges that go with that status.

1:35 PM

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