so whatever the reason that the monkey used to justify him moving thousands and thousands of troops over to the middle east, it’s worked. the war is on. so far, he’s called for a country to lay down their arms and not protect their leader (and i would love to see the reaction if the table was reversed), and told the united states there are a 35 country coaition that’s supporting this war. okay…35 countries…not all of them decided to “publicly” support the effort. why would you not want to publicly support a war? hmmm…let’s ponder this point…ummm…’CAUSE EVEN THE SUPPORTERS KNOW IT’S A STUPID WAR TO BE GETTING INTO?! don’t know…perhaps.
according to cnn this morning, “U.S. targets private home, other targets near Baghdad in “decapitation” strike aimed at Saddam, other leaders” - so what does this mean? did we just send in our tax-dollar trained troops thousands of miles away from home as bounty hunters, breaking down doors to frightened citizens’ houses in hopes that saddam will be hiding out under some dude’s bed?! - cause you know,
just picture this…as special forces close in on a little house in the middle of the desert, kicking down the door in their oh-so-cool black gear complete with bank-robber type masks under their gas masks, sounding like a team of demented darth vaders:
“ALL CLEAR IN THE LIVINGROOM!!”
“ALL CLEAR IN THE KITCHEN…OOH!! THEY HAVE DINNER ON!”
“ALL CLEAR IN THE BED…WAIT!! LOOKY BOYS WHAT I FOUND!!”
and cnn will swoop in (as they are always for some odd reason in recent years right in the middle of any conflict bring the folks back home live coverage of the events) - the camera will zoom-in to where now a team of soldiers are aiming their oh-so-sophisticated weapons at the bed, and a frighted saddam will crawl out from under there, muttering under his breath, “damn, i was never good at this hide and seek shit…”
in addition, we’ve sent about 1000 soldiers into afghanistan…everyone carrying a picture of osama according to a picture published on cnn…hmmm…and here i thought that unless you lived in a cave, you’d know what this man looks like and if you live in a cave…well, then you’re probably his neighbor anyway…so for 2 years we’ve seen this man’s image flash across every media outlet…and yet, our soldiers still carry a picture of him around…are we figuring our soldiers are that stupid?
seriously though…anyone who knows me knows that i’m completely against this war, i think it’s fought with ulterior motives that our monkey…err, i mean our president won’t disclose to us. he’s continuing a war that his father started more than a decade ago, and as much as i envy the close relationship they have…it’s not the way to run a country. for 3 years now, we’ve had to endure his random rantings and inane speeches, and felt embarassed and sorry for him as he made those speeches. to this day i question the validity of his election to office…but that’s a whole other story.
by all means, i’m not saying something shouldn’t be done…the middle east is a mess, but is it our mess to clean up? why is it that the united states feel the need to go into these countries and fight? are we that egotistical to think that the us is the almighty? do we believe in that manifest destiny crap that much?! i guess so, since we’re fighting for democracy… and might i add, against the advisment of the security council. in vietnam, we got our asses kicked, then kicked out. us soldiers left a legacy of prostitution, rape, lots and lots of VD, and half-breed babies, while the other occupying force (france) left some of their culture along with the other stuff…okay, not the best thing, but better. in south america, it’s the same…when do we learn?
sorry, just had to rant…saddam = not good…fine…let’s send in the army, have innocent people killed…all in the name of democracy…good one prez. good luck catching the dude…maybe you wanna check under the beds too…ooh, maybe he’ll be hiding out next to osama…find one, find the other…get yourself re-elected, cause, well, that’s what it’s about isn’t it, letting the world know there’s a new sheriff in town…right…
steph
edited to add:click here for michael moore’s letter to the president. personally i find it absolutely hilarious with sad truths embedded. and after you read it, ask yourself the same question bill maher posed: how bad do you have to suck to lose a populatrity contest against saddam?!!
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