It's more than clear to all in the Middle East that these lofty ideals mask the bloody reality that the U.S., under Bush's leadership, has become the type of oppressor that all the suffering people around the world fear. The bloody sear of Bush's imperious invasion and occupation which has been allowed to impress its stain on Iraq, has proved more indelible than the purple ink-stained elections held under the occupation of the foreign invaders. There is no exile's paradise promised by American hosts to expatriate Iraqis willing to pose as the face of their imperialism. There is no American protectorate firmly established there to effectively funnel remnants of U.S. hegemony into the region in the form of mercenary carpetbaggers from the military industry. There's just more fighting and dying, with all of the elements of forced survival and exploitation that accompany perpetual disasters.
It's all set to crumble though for the Bush regime if the will of the American people comes through at the ballot box in November. I'll be celebrating with my own ink-stained show of solidarity with our fourth branch, the American voters . . . dipped in good-old red, white, and blue.
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