I did not watch George W Bush's speech to the nation this evening. I'm trying to make sense out of a mainstream media that exercises its freedom of the press by giving air time to a pathological liar. It has nothing to do with "respect" for the office and it has nothing to do with "opinion" or "personal judgment" but it has everything to do with "truth" and "truth" is there were no WMD, there was no nuclear capacity, there was no imminent threat to the continental U.S., and there was no connection to 9/11. And the "truth" is the Project for a New American Century is the blue print for among other things, a strong military presence in the middle-east to protect our access to resources that provide enormous profits for oil companies and their share holders.
I did however read the MSNBC article on line and was struck by the conclusion that an increase in U.S. military presence will break the cycle of violence gripping Iraq. The reasoning that ignores the reality that violence only results in more violence as such should be dismissed outright. Indeed there exists documented evidence that our invasion of Iraq created more terrorists. If ones children or ones family is killed, if one loses all that he or she ever had to live and looked forward to the option of becoming a terrorist can be appealing for it might seem better to die than live with the memories of all that was lost forever.
To be sure there was already violence in Iraq but our preemptive strike escalated the violence in a country where 90 percent now say things were better under a leader who was recently executed for committing war crimes. More troops will only result in more people dying while perpetuating the lies upon which this war was waged. The truth is we did it to establish a military presence to protect the natural resources of the oil corporations. Indeed while I type the U.S. government is involved in drawing up a law giving big oil companies e.g. BP, Shell, Exxon 30 year contracts to extract Iraqi crude. The law will soon come before the Iraqi parliament and mainstream media will look the other way.
During the speech George W Bush mentioned that "...this is their fight" but it is our fight for democracy here at home as well for the truth is this President should be impeached for committing high crimes and misdemeanors by violating the supreme law of the land and further eroding our individual liberties contained in the Bill of Rights in the process of invading a sovereign nation without just cause indeed based on deceit and this Commander-in-Chief should be relieved of his command for dereliction of duty and tried for war crimes committed during and ever since the blitzkrieg of Iraq.
Now indeed is a time that tries men's souls. If we are ever to be a nation of laws, if we are ever to regain the moral high ground at home and abroad, now is the time to accept the responsibility for the carnage occurring in Iraq by holding those accountable who ordered the death of destruction. If not now - when?
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John Pagoda...No way could I have ever Said It Better ! You were much nicer about it than I have been..I Think ! Our Congress has a 'Job to do' One they have had laid out to them in too many ways and words already, to ever Mistake The meaning ! ) Cut off funding for any more of our troops to be sent to Anywhere. Start today bringing our troops Home that are there. ( Some on their 2nd. and even 3rd tour of duty in Iraq ) Not one of our National Guard Or Reserve Units should have ever been sent outside This Country. And lastly but Firstly, STart impeachment proceedings against bush And Co. Immediately. Tie his hands so he cannot put another one of our Military in harms' way. NO More Free-wheeling for this little dictator. The People have spoken..loud and clear. There can be no mistaking their Message. Congress Must Act now, or get off the 'throne'. Meant Most Sincerely, VGF
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VGFlick (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 76 comments)
on Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 12:48:49 PM
George wants to be fired, he cannot figure a way out of this mess he got us into so he wants and easy out.If he gets impeached he will not be held responsible for it's end. Now this is logic in George's fantasy world. He is definitely nuts but then that is the beauty of this neocon plan. The neocons are going off to regroup and see if they can find another way to usurp the will of the people. Stolen elections, suspension of the Bill of Rights,packing the Supreme court and deregulation without end,devaluing the paper dollar, has not given them everything they want.They not only want all our marbles they want everyone else's marbles.And if they cannot get them all they want no one to have them.
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cluelessfl (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 184 comments)
on Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 11:17:58 PM
John, I agree about Impeachemnt of that lying out of control
phony Drug Store Cowboy Bully Idiot Generalissmo Emporer
of Iraq George W Bush and Vice Psycho Draft Dodger Dick
Cheney,how ever the more I see of our, as usual gutless
coward Democrats in our US Congress,and especially that
looney toons,San Francisco Mental Midget Grannie Loser
Nancy Pelosi and that Wimpy Wishy Washy Democrat Senate
Majority Leader Joke Hare Brain Harry Reid and that goofy
First 100 Hours Pelosi Nonsense Feel Good Agenda,that makes
me wonder even more then ever just which side are Pelosi
and Reid on ours, Or George W Bush & Dick Cheney's or are
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid so damn braindead that they
just don't get it? So that's why I strongly urge eveyone
to contact Reid and Pelosi and that Do Nothing DNC Chairman
Howard Dean and Forcefully Demand Bush & Cheney Impeachment
and Remind Pelosi and Reid And Dean and the Gutless Democrat
Party we elected their gutless arses to end the War in Iraq
and to remove both George W Bush and Dick Cheney from power
and if the Democrats fail to do so,then we will vote their
worthless gutless butts back out in 2008!
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Ralph (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 74 comments)
on Friday, January 12, 2007 at 12:00:15 PM
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