Sunday, March 21, 2004
Is He Ever Going to Get It?:
Bush just doesn't get it. The American people see a country being victimized by one for of slavery and torture or another and they want to help " Free The People". Unfortunately, the only time their government does decide to "liberate" a country is when they consider it in their "National Interest". Once they decide that this is what they want to do, they will tell their people anything to get them to agree.
The American people can't seem to understand that virtually every attempt the American Gov't has made to help anyone, ever, has ended in disaster for the country in question. This is because they don't really liberate anyone, but instead simply put them under a new master, American Business, with a very strong military to ensure that the dissidents don't spoil the fun.
The result, in the case of Iraq at least, is that the credibility of Bush, and the rest of the country along with him, is completely destroyed. Protest are erupting all over the world about the false war in Iraq. American business interests have gone stomping through the rest of the world for a long time. The voices of protest are growing louder and the U.S. is losing friends. The U.S. must stop using its might as a bully would. If they want to help, help. But you might try asking the country in question what help they need or want before you go storming in.
Bush just doesn't get it. The American people see a country being victimized by one for of slavery and torture or another and they want to help " Free The People". Unfortunately, the only time their government does decide to "liberate" a country is when they consider it in their "National Interest". Once they decide that this is what they want to do, they will tell their people anything to get them to agree.
The American people can't seem to understand that virtually every attempt the American Gov't has made to help anyone, ever, has ended in disaster for the country in question. This is because they don't really liberate anyone, but instead simply put them under a new master, American Business, with a very strong military to ensure that the dissidents don't spoil the fun.
The result, in the case of Iraq at least, is that the credibility of Bush, and the rest of the country along with him, is completely destroyed. Protest are erupting all over the world about the false war in Iraq. American business interests have gone stomping through the rest of the world for a long time. The voices of protest are growing louder and the U.S. is losing friends. The U.S. must stop using its might as a bully would. If they want to help, help. But you might try asking the country in question what help they need or want before you go storming in.
# posted by Wil Smith : 5:21 a.m.
