This past November seventh, We The People spoke loud and clear at the polls. We spoke so loudly and clearly that even the ever-moronic DUBYA heard us, if only for a second. He heard us loudly enough to drop Dumbsfeld like a really bad habit. He heard us clearly enough to drop "stay the course", at least in the sense of not spewing his chicken hawk catchphrase every minute or so in his well scripted speeches.
But much like the spoiled brat child who will not be dissuaded from his goal of sticking his greedy hands into the cookie jar by whatever means necessary, he heard, but either he didn't listen, or he didn't care about the message received. Since we are still in Iraq with no real hope of leaving soon, it's obvious he still wants to stay the course. Maybe it's time to slip Barney a Snausage laced with Polonium 210.
Of course, it would be one thing if it was only DUBYA who was banging the drum to keep our death dance with Iraq running like a not-so-well oiled machine. The media is also right in there, shaking their maracas, jiggling their rain sticks, and slapping their tambourines. And what is the name of this rhythmic cacophony they are banging out to all who have ears? How Can We Save Face In Iraq?
How can we save face in Iraq? Is that even a legitimate question? How could anyone suggest that DUBYA be allowed the luxury of not being disgraced by this little bloodbath of his own making?
Answers: No, we can't save face. No, it's not even a question worthy of the effort to release it into the ether. And no, saving DUBYA from a disgrace is not worth the loss of even one more life.
We can't save face because the Iraq War will always be tainted by the truth behind it. It was and is a war of choice. It was begun under false pretense, and by ignoring the very open diplomatic channels at the time. It was a means for some impotent chicken hawk bastards to prove to the world they could still get it up without the need for Cialis or Viagra. This war is a disgrace on a global level. There is no way of getting out of it without being disgraced. To even suggest we could leave in triumph is to ignore the roots of this war of convenience.
I find it disgusting that the question of saving face is on the lips of anyone, or in print, or is being spoken as if there is a hope for saving face. I find it heinous that anyone anywhere is even suggesting "we" have the option to save face with this fiasco. What's even more heinous is the use of the pronoun "we" in reference to who needs to save face. This war is DUBYA's bastard child. "We," as in We The People had nothing to do with it. "He," as in the asshole in the White House remains the architect of this blood-drenched fiasco. It's his baby. He needs to face it in its entire bloody splendor.
DUBYA could have saved face by humbly admitting he was wrong at the very outset. He could have saved face by staying in Afghanistan and actually catching Osama bin Laden and his dialysis machine. He could have listened to opinion polls, generals, his daddy, and everyone else who was telling him that going into Iraq was a bad idea, and bound to fail. But he didn't, and we see the results.
He didn't listen. Now "we," as in American soldiers are stuck there and dying in the middle of a civil war based on interpretations of the Koran, a book that most Americans hold in contempt. Now "we," as in the American public are left to bear the shame of guilt by association. "We," as in progressive minded Americans have to watch in horror and disgust as the situation in Iraq descends more deeply into the caverns of anarchy.
DUBYA simply doesn't deserve being saved from his disgrace. He needs to feel the full weight of the disgrace he so richly deserves. He needs to taste the bitterness and wretchedness of the serving of crow that awaits him. Moreover, he needs to swallow this unpalatable dish without the loss of even one more American soldier or innocent Iraqi civilian.
Already, too many have died in the name of this disgrace. With every American and innocent Iraqi that dies in DUBYA's blood fest, the depth of the disgrace that is the Iraq War only worsens. It is long past time that DUBYA gets that message loud and clear.
The sad part of this is DUBYA won't get the message. His past should clearly point to that. Everything that his hands have touched has fallen to ruin. He has left the skeletons of oil businesses in his wake. How anyone can lose money in the oil business is beyond me, but DUBYA did just that. He did it more than once, and had to have daddy and Saudis pull his ass out of the fire.
He truly is the spoiled child that has never had to clean up his own messes. This is incredibly obvious. He missed out on getting the beatings that might have actually beaten some sensibility into his feeble brain. He had a host of people ready and willing to take the fall or clean his messes for him. This left him with the impression that he could do no wrong. And now, at long last, we see what this kind of "mind" set has wrought.
He doesn't deserve to have his face saved. He needs to be forced to clean up his own mess by himself, or get the hell out of the White House. He needs to be so completely disgraced that suicide seems to be the only option left to save his aching soul. He needs to be shown that he's an adult, and must be held accountable for his failures. He needs to feel the pain of each of the deaths his actions and inaction have brought.
Saving face or saving lives, I think it's clear which one is more important here. Unfortunately, as long as the media and DUBYA's handlers keep telling him there is a way to get out without disgrace, he'll keep putting more people in harm's way, or keep them there longer. Even when those voices stop, his fucked-up feeble brain will keep telling him he can make it all better.
He can't. He's already lost this war. It was lost on the first day. Everything since then has just been one more nail in his self-built coffin, and in the coffins of those who are no longer alive because of his arrogance and stupidity.
The introduction to this article read: Is it more important that America win an illegal war to save face or ... That phrase is vastly contradicting itself. The contradiction lies within. Even IF the US wins this illegal war, that will NOT result in face-saving of any kind. Think about it. Just the very fact that this war is ILLEGAL PRECLUDES ANY FACE-SAVING OF ANY KIND. This is more than a Catch-22. It is the ultimate no-win situation -any way this war is ended, face has been lost long ago - I say, the very day Dubya took office.
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Veroushka (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 8 comments)
on Monday, December 11, 2006 at 6:57:35 AM
As a matter of fact, if you notice, I say on more than one occasion there is no way to save face. I also specify on more than one occasion who is interested in saving face.
Specifically: "It [the Iraq War] was a means for some impotent chicken hawk bastards [DUBYA, et al.] to prove to the world they could still get it up without the need for Cialis or Viagra." "This war is DUBYA's bastard child. "We," as in We The People had nothing to do with it. "He," as in the asshole in the White House remains the architect of this blood-drenched fiasco. It's his baby. He needs to face it in its entire bloody splendor."
And so it continues. The point of the intro, or teaser paragraph, if you will, is to provide interest in further reading of the article. It is not mean to supplant the article or act as a sort of Clift's Notes or cheat sheet to it. The article is meant to be read and understood on its own merits. I thought it was rather clear as to whom I thought was attempting to save face.
So I'll restate for the record. DUBYA is continuing the war because he wants to save face. The media, in the pockets of DUBYA's "corporocrats", continue to bang the drum for saving his face. The argument is his disgrace is America's disgrace. Unfortunately, there is a grain of truth to that. His band of chicken hawks also have a vested interest in coming out of the war looking victorious. Once again, by association, their failure is ours (We The People). As bitter as that pill may be, we are left with no option but to swallow it.
While there were many who were all for the Iraq War, and while there still remain some vapid enough to think the Iraq War can be "won", in truth, as I have said in the article and other places, it was lost when the first bomb fell. "Shock and Awe" ended any hope of saving face on this war of lies and convenience. "Shock and Awe" ended any hope of victory. "Shock and Awe" insured America's name would forever be included among a list of countries that illegally attacked a sovereign nation on it's own soil without provocation.
Whether or not the War Pigs admit it, their war of choice put America on a list with Nazi Germany. Once we got on that list, all hope of saving face was lost. Once we got on that list, those who put us on it became war criminals on the level of Hitler and his henchmen.
This is not propaganda. It's the truth. There is no way to claim that comparing DUBYA to Hitler is hyperbole when both men did the same things on more than one occasion. From usurping political power, to whipping up a grand propaganda machine, to damaging the country's standing in the world, to attacking a sovereign country on its own soil, DUBYA is on par with Hitler. By extension, America is on the same level as Nazi Germany.
I did not make these things so. I only report on what I see.
The point remains, DUBYA's face should not be allowed the luxury of being saved. He should be forced to bear the shame he has brought on all our heads. To even suggest there is hope for him to escape disgrace is to ignore everything surrounding the beginning of his war of convenience. He needs to bear the shame publically. So do those who helped bring this travesty to pass: his supporters, congress, and the propaganda machine.
Unfortunately, We The People will also bear that shame. However, I'd rather see our troops come home and bear any disgrace that may be placed on my head because of the Iraq War than remain there and watch as more people die for DUBYA's lie. The lives of our troops are more important than trying to avoid disgrace for a disgraceful war.
I attempt to be clear in my writing. Don't look at the teaser paragraph and assume that's all there is to the story. Please also note the teaser is usually more of an aftherthough for me; a means to generate interest in the story. Read the story through and see if I answer the questions or make the points I attempt to make.
If so, then I have done what I intended to do. If not, then call my attention to my mistakes. As I have shown here many times, I have no problem admitting making mistakes. I am only human after all. Please don't condemn the article because the teaser is seen as sub par.
Blessed be!
Pappy
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Pappy (61 articles, 0 quicklinks, 11 diaries, 860 comments)
on Monday, December 11, 2006 at 1:12:59 PM
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