Strength and Wisdom are Not Opposing Values
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- By Anthony Wade
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- As the glow of the convention fades, we are left with the promise of
help being on the way, but the reality of the Bush spin machine
working overtime for the next few months. Unfortunately for the spin
machine, Bush has assured it will not be compensated for actually
working overtime, but I digress. The only issue Bush has, which he
calls his signature issue, is the war on terror. We must be vigilant
to not allow the mainstream media to continue the disinformation that
Bush is anything resembling steady leadership, in times of change.
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- George W. Bush fancies himself a world leader. He wants you to
consider him as a steady leader, in changing times. It is sad though
that when you really look at his legacy, it is one of utter failure.
Bush was handed worldwide solidarity after 911. Everyone considered
themselves Americans that day and wanted to help us recover. What did
Bush do with that goodwill? He squandered it. He thumbed his nose at
the world and essentially said the United States will blow up whom we
want, when we want. He withdrew from worldwide agreements and treaties
that we had crafted and been supportive of for decades. He pretended
to have a “coalition”, when in reality all the risk was burdened
by England and us. The remainder of the “coalition” is made up of
countries that agreed so they could get a piece of the post-war
contractual pie. That is why they are affectionately referred to as
the “coalition of the bribed”.
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- Bush started his “war on terror” by deciding to blow up
Afghanistan. The reason was because that is where Osama bin Laden was.
These are the facts you need to remember when thinking about
Afghanistan:
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Bush waited two months before actually deciding to go after bin
Laden.
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Bush had given the Taliban 43 million dollars in aid just a few years
ago, even though at the time, bin Laden was reportedly supported by the
Taliban.
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- Don’t let Bush lie to you about the
great work he did in this country. As soon as it began, he left to go
to Iraq. The truth about life in Afghanistan today can be found here:
http://www.thenation.com/capitalgames/index.mhtml?pid=1477
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- We have 4-5 bases set up in Afghanistan
now, and they are all along the route of a pipeline. The deal was
struck to construct this pipeline, as soon as Bush blew up the country
and put his puppet and former Unocal consultant, Karzi in as leader.
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- Bush’s next target was Iraq. Iraq had a very visible bad guy for
all of us to loathe. Saddam was after all the guy who tried to kill
his father. Bush of course had a problem. Most experts knew that
Saddam actually had nothing to do with bin Laden, since Iraq is a
secular Islamic regime, the sworn enemy of al Qaeda. The excuse that
they all came up with, to convince the country for support, was
weapons of mass destruction. I know that Bush is now a history
revisionist, who wants us to believe that he said that Saddam had the
capability to eventually, possibly, obtain the schematics, or maybe a
vague plan or allusion, to begin to set up weapons of mass destruction
programs, that in due course may lead to the distant prospect of
having a weapon. If you don’t believe that, he would have us believe
that he is the victim of poor intelligence. Never mind that he set up
his own cell within the Pentagon to cook up Iraq intelligence that
could justify a war. Never mind that immediately after 911, after
being told that Saddam had nothing to do with it, he essentially
ordered his people to link him to it. These are the facts you need to
remember when thinking about Iraq:
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- Bush lied, repeatedly, incessantly,
obviously.
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- Iraq had nothing to do with 911, no matter
how much Dick Cheney wants to lie repeatedly, incessantly, and
obviously. Cheney is left to saying that the debunked Atta meeting in Czechoslovakia
has “never been proven to not have happened.” OK Dick, the rumor I
hear is that you personally deliver the billions of dollars to
Halliburton in unmarked bills contained in silver suitcases. Now, this
may sound preposterous, but it has “never been proven to not have
happened.”
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- Bush is still lying, habitually, unwaveringly, and perpetually.
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- Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction, certainly not to the ridiculous
levels purported by Bush and company. How many liters of anthrax,
ricin, nuclear tubes, and yellowcake did you say he had? Now, did they
ever have WMD? Sure, we sold them to Iraq.
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- Do you like being lied to so brazenly,
insolently, and audaciously?
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- The fact that the world is better of
without Saddam is NOT an acceptable defense for lying to the American
people and to Congress. Bush has already made it known that his
feelings on this subject are “so what’s the difference?” See
this link:
- http://www.moderateindependent.com/v1i18bush.htm
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- So, George W. Bush will have us believe over the next few months
that we cannot turn over this “war on terror” in mid-stream. I ask
what should be the obvious question, why not? He will have you believe
that he is the stronger candidate on terror, and again I must ask, how
so? Lets take a look at both candidates up close on this issue:
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- Bush: Never served in any active duty for
his country. Cannot even prove that he ever finished his tour of duty
in the National Guard. Mysteriously, records disappear, and then
reappear, but in the end, we know he opted out of Vietnam, and then
did not complete his responsibility to this country.
As for the war on terror, he has blown up two third world
countries that had nothing to do with 911, caught virtually no one of
significance, and wants to trumpet these results for another four
years?
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- Kerry: Could have avoided Vietnam, as he
was a child of privilege as well. He believed in duty and
responsibility and not only volunteered for service, but also
volunteered to go to Vietnam, go into hostile fire, and serve on a
dangerous swiftboat. Won the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three
Purple Hearts. Since returning from the war, all he has done is serve
his country in public service. He supported the President initially on
the war, because Bush had promised to seek international agreement and
use war only as a last resort. Upon realizing that Bush lied, he could
not support it any longer.
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- Who would you rather have in your foxhole? Which one of these men
would you want protecting you? The man who couldn’t finish his tour
of duty, or the man who took the fire, saved lives and has done
nothing but serve his country? Bush wants you to believe that he is a
tough guy, who cares about protecting you but all he has done is blow
up two third world countries that had nothing to do with 911. Kerry on
the other hand is a proven tough guy, who also understands that as
Clinton said this week, strength and wisdom are not opposing values.
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- Anthony Wade
is co-administrator of
a website devoted to educating the populace to the ongoing lies of
President George W. Bush and seeking his removal from office. He is a
36-year-old independent writer from New York with political commentary
articles seen on multiple websites.
A Christian progressive, and professional counselor, Mr. Wade
believes that you can have faith and hold elected officials
accountable for lies and excess.
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