Little Mr Mahatma

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Weapons of Mass Destruction Program
Would you like some syrup on that waffle Mr. "President"?

In a not surprising change of words Georgie is now claiming - vehemently - that Iraq did, in fact, have a Weapons of Mass Destruction PROGRAM. Note that last word. Not that Iraq had weapons but a weapons program.

Hell, everyone has a weapons program. There's not a country on this planet that doesn't have some sort of weapons program. Having a weapons program doesn't mean squat. You can't threaten anyone with a weapons program. You can't play baseball with a baseball bat program. You can't shoot a gun with a gun program. A weapons program is not a threat to our national security! When Israel took out the nuclear reactor in 1990 they didn't blow up a program, they blew up a real threat.

And, Mr. Bush, a weapons program is NOT the reason you gave for putting our troops in harms way. A weapons program is NOT the reason you gave to Congrees or to the United Nations for our attack on Iraq. A weapons program has NEVER been the reason for your actions.

To re-iterate your two reasons for the US invasion of Iraq: Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction (which posed a threat to the National Security of the U.S.) and Iraq supported Al Qaeda.

Both lies. In fact, such blatant lies that you can't even cover them up decently. Instead you're trying to not-so-subtly get the words changed. You said Weapons of Mass Destruction. Oh, you meant Program. Iraq supported Al Qaeda? You meant they supported terrorists LIKE Al Qaeda. Waffle, waffle, waffle.

More irksome is that those are the best reasons you could give for invading Iraq. Not that Hussein was a brutal dictator, not that you covet Iraqi oil, not that this would be part of a grand scheme to bring peace to the Mid-East. The best reasons you could give were lies! Your acts were criminal!!

Yes, some good has come from the invasion. Hussein is gone. But a well-placed assassin could have done the same job at a reduced cost and without as much loss of life.

Yes, it appears that there may be peace in the Mid-East but we've been down this road before. The process is always one suicide bomb away from exploding back into mayhem. And with Bush in the center the process becomes even more cynical. He presents a picture of a leader who is getting his way because, despite being a manipulative, lying, spoiled brat, he's also crazy enough to launch a war over non-existent evidence. Yet, the Palestinians should know that they have nothing the U.S. wants - no oil - and if the U.S. were serious about peace we would've have taken out Hamas already.

Despite whatever good from the invasion, the ends do not justify the means and certainly the reasons you gave do not justify our actions.

9:19 AM

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